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1. Staff.
A list of the Staff of the School Medical Department will be
found at the beginning of this Report.
2. Co-Ordination.
The system outlined in my previous reports has continued
with beneficial results alike to staff and scholars.
3. The School Medical Service in relation to
Public Elementary Schools.
The sanitary arrangements and hygienic conditions of the
Schools are inspected by the Medical Officers and School Nurses
at each visit, and matters requiring attention are reported to the
Education Department.
A comprehensive programme for the improvement or replacement
of unsatisfactory and old-fashioned conveniences, lavatories,
lighting facilities, cloakrooms, etc., has been adopted by the
Authority. During the year the following work has been undertaken
(a) An electric lighting system has been installed at the Essex
School.
(b) The electric lighting installations in the Junior Boys' and
Junior Girls' Departments of the Lathom School, the Senior
Boys' and Infants' Departments of the Napier School, St.
Winifride's R.C. School, and Storey Street Infants' School
have been improved.
(c) The central heating system at Central Park School has been
completed.
(d) A hot water supply has been installed in the cloakrooms and
teachers' rooms at the Monega School.
(e) I he replacement of the obsolete type of drinking fountains
by the modern jet type has been completed in the playgrounds
at the Provided Schools, and it has been decided to
modernise the drinking fountains fixed inside schools in the
near future.