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County Borough of East Ham Education Committee.
TO THE CHAIRMAN AND MEMBERS OF THE
EDUCATION COMMITTEE.
Ladies and Gentlemen,—
I have the honour to present my Annual Report upon the
School Medical Service of the County Borough of East Ham for
the year ended 31st December, 1931.
The average school attendance throughout the year approximated
closely to 17,160. The number of routine and special cases
of elementary school children examined totalled 10,016, as compared
with 10,105 in 1930, and a complete medical inspection of all
the scholars in the Secondary Schools has also been carried out.
The administration of the Service has been continued along
the lines adopted in previous years and, although I am pleased
with the work accomplished and with the satisfactory results
achieved, it is with regret that I find myself unable to report any
new departure or development in connection with the School
Medical Department.
The Service is hampered by the very inadequate and unsuitable
accommodation which continues to hinder progress and improvement
in our methods for ensuring the health and physical
welfare of the School child.
Next year will witness the twenty-fifth anniversary of the
School Medical Service. Since the year 1907 the extraordinary
extension and growth in the scope of the Service has been remarkable,
but it is quite impossible to further overcrowd the Clinics and
Office.
The Local Education Authority has reached the peak of that
progress and efficiency which it is possible to attain under present