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1. Staff.—Dr. G. M. Evans, newly-appointed Assistant
Medical Officer, one-quarter of whose time is devoted to the work
of the School Medical Service and three-quarters to that of
Maternity and Child Welfare, commenced his duties on the 7th
September.
With this exception the Medical Staff continued unchanged.
2. Co-ordination.—Vide Annual Report, 1920.
THE SCHOOL MEDICAL SERVICE IN RELATION TO
PUBLIC ELEMENTARY SCHOOLS.
3. School Premises.—There are 15 schools, with 36 departments.
The schools have accommodation for 14,305 scholars,
and 11,411 were actually on the rolls on December 31st, 1925.
The temporary school at St. Thomas' Church, Becontree,
was closed on the 29th May, and the new school at Stevens Road,
Becontree, was opened as follows:—Lower Department on the
3rd June, Middle Department on the 10th June, Upper Boys' and
Upper Girls' on the 24th August.
The School has:
Accommodation for Attendance roll
Upper Boys' Dept. 250 children 224 children
Upper Girls' Dept. 250 „ 243 „
Middle Dept. 350 „ 424 „
Lower Dept. 350 „ 500 „
Mossford Lodge School (Dr. Barnardo's Girls' Village
Home, Barkingside), not included in the above figures, has accommodation
for 840 children, with an attendance roll of 733 children.
This school was taken over by the Education Authority on the 1st
April, 1924. The arrangements for the medical inspection and
treatment of children attending this school have not yet been completed.
4. Medical Inspection.—This has been carried out in
accordance with the Board of Education (Special Services) Regulations,
1925, dated the 18th August, 1925, Section 17 of whi'^i
states:—