London's Pulse: Medical Officer of Health reports 1848-1972

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Walthamstow 1932

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Walthamstow]

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Removal of glazed screens to form larger rooms at Wood Street
Girls' School and Higham Hill Infants' School.
Providing new glazed screen in lieu of curtains at St. Mary's
Infants' School.
Forming Teachers' Room at St. Saviour's Infants' School.
Forming spray-bath cubicles at South Walthamstow Central
School (for use of gymnasium classes). One completed and one
partially completed.
General repairs to boundary fencing, various schools.
Soil drainage improvement at St. George's Mixed School.
Water supply improvement to out-offices at Chapel End Schools.
General overhauling repairs and improvements to heating installations,
at various schools.
New boiler at Winn's Avenue Junior School.
Adapting class-rooms to form Science Rooms, etc., in re-organisation
scheme at William Morris Schools.
Extensive repairs to ceilings at:—Selwyn Avenue Schools, Winn's
Avenue Schools.
Christmas term renovations at:—Winn's Avenue School (Girls'
Science Room), South Walthamstow Central School (Domestic
Subjects Section), Deaf Centre (William Morris School).
Erection and completion of new school at Billet Road:—Roger
Ascham No. 2 (Infants) Block.
Teaching of Hygiene.—During the year a questionnaire was
sent to all Head Teachers requesting information as to whether or
not they possessed copies of the Board's "Handbook of Suggestions
on Health Education," and the Board's "Syllabus of Food and
Drink." The replies showed that 41 Departments had no copy of
either. Only 27 Departments had systematic teaching in Health