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Re-covering Asphalted Flat Roofs at William McGuffie Schools,
George Gascoigne Schools, Queen's Road Infants' School.
Removal of stepped and sloping galleries in classrooms at
Higham Hill Boys' and Girls' School, George Gascoigne Boys'
School, Maynard Road Girls' School.
Floor Planing at Selwyn Avenue Infants' School, Blackhorse
Road Schools, Maynard Road Infants' School, Coppermill Girls'
School, Nursery School (verandahs, etc.).
New School erected—Thorpe Hall Infants' School (opened in
1935).
Erection of Stage and Proscenium at William Morris Central
School.
Dressing Rooms, Ba'ths and Lavatories at North Walthamstow
Sports Ground.
Extensive Exterior Repairs and re-pointing to Coppermill Road
Schools, Wood Street Schools, Joseph Barrett Schools, George
Gascoigne Schools.
Interior renovations at George Gascoigne Schools, William
McGuffie School, Shernhall Street Special School, St. George's
Infants' School, St. Mary's Girls' School, William Elliott Whittingham
School, St. Patrick's R.C. School.
Exterior and Interior renovations at William Morris Central
School, Coppermill Road Schools, Higham Hill Schools, Nursery
School.
Limewhiting to out-offices of all schools.
Reviewing the hygienic conditions of the schools generally, the
standard is well above that usually found in urban areas. As
yet there is no school built on the lines of the " Derbyshire"
open-air system, but the new Thorpe Hall School closely approaches
this ideal. Ventilation, lighting, heating, equipment and sanitation
are generally satisfactory.
4. MEDICAL INSPECTION.
No change has been made in the method of selection of children
for inspection from that adopted in previous years. The age
groups of the children inspected have been those defined under the
three code groups of the Board of Education.
There has been no departure from the Board's Schedule of
medical inspection.
The following table gives a summary of the returns of medical
inspection for the last two years:—