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Walthamstow 1930
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Walthamstow]
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3. THE SCHOOL MEDICAL SERVICE IN RELATION
TO PUBLIC ELEMENTARY SCHOOLS.
School Hygiene.—The following table shows the number of
schools in the Borough and the accommodation, etc.:—
Number of Schools and Accommodation.
| Boys | . Girls. | Infts. | Mxd. | Boys. | Girls. | Infts. | Mxd. | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Provided | 18 | 18 | 15 | 6 | 6690 | 6292 | 5705 | 2460 |
| Non-provided | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 244 | 472 | 437 | 618 |
| Special Schools— | ||||||||
| Mentally Defective | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | 130 |
| Deaf | _ | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | 20 |
| Blind and Myope Centre | - | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | 65 |
| Physically Defective | ||||||||
| Centre | - | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | 80 |
| Nursery School | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | 150 |
| Totals | 19 | 20 | 17 | 13 | 6934 | 6764 | 6142 | 3523 |
| 1930. | 1929. | 1928. | 1927. | 1926 | ||||
Number of Schools and Accommodation.
| Number of Children on Register, Dec. 31st | 19,432 | 19,592 | 19,749 | 20,197 | 20,636 |
| Average Attendance | 16,972.1 | 16,734.1 | 17,571.8 | 17,907.7 | 18,312.5 |
| Percentage Attendance | 87.5 | 85.7 | 87.8 | 87.8 | 88.3 |
| Population (Registrar General's Estimate) | 124,800 | 124,800 | 122,400 | 124,330 | 125,500 |
| Percentage of School children to population | 15.57 | 15.7 | 16.13 | 16.09 | 16.4 |
One new Non-provided School (St. Patrick's Mixed) was completed
and opened during the year. The school is a well-planned
one-storey building in an open situation. The accommodation is
mixed and for 304 children.
A detailed sanitary survey is made of each school by each Medical
Inspector at the conclusion of the medical inspection of individual
Departments. Any recommendations made are then forwarded
to your Director of Education.
During the year the Committee considered the conversion of
existing trough closets to pedestal water-closets and the replacement
of automatic flushing by individual flushing.
All schools with the former type of sanitary accommodation were
inspected and a full report was forwarded to your Director.
The Board's consent to a complete scheme of conversion was
subsequently obtained and the work will be put in hand during
the year.