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Walthamstow 1942

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Walthamstow]

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"School premises have been maintained in repair within imposed
limits of expenditure. Four classrooms at the ood Street Girls
school are being reconditioned after fire in order to meet the need
for additional accommodation. II unnual painting work has been
deferred, except in rooms restored to teaching purposes and the Good
Street Central Fitchen.
"Nineteen school areas have been repaired or re-surfaced.
"The Central kitchen at Wood Street was opened on the 14th
August, that at Joseph Barrett on the 19th January, and those at
Chapel End, Pretoria Avenue and wm. Morris Schools have been
equipped with additional apparatus to meet with increased needs,
and with blackout shutters in order to allow of work being carried
on at full capacity.
"Dining Centres have been opened at seven additional schools.
"New lavatory basins with improved cold and hot water supplies
have been fitted at certain schools and a new effluent drain
arranged at the Grange Nursery School, E& rnham Common.
"Bunkers for reserved stocks of fuel have been added at three
schools. A number of new boilers and additions to existing boilers
have been fitted with consequent improvement in the heating of the
school concerned. Some defective lighting services have been
renewed.
"Owing to war restrictions, economies in the lighting of
corridors have been effected. The ventilation of rooms at the Hale
Ind Schools has been amplified.

4. MEDICAL INSPECTION.

The following table gives a summary of the returns :-

A. Routine Medical Inspections -
Entrants1708
Second age group505
Third age group912
Total312.5
Other routine inspections335
Grand Total3460
B. Special inspections & Re-inspections15767

5. REVIEW OF THE FACTS DISCIOSED BY INSPECTIONS

Classification of the Nutrition of Children Inspected during the year in the routine age groups

No. of Children"A" Excellent"B" Normal"C" Subnormal"D" Bad
Entrants170639222.9512 3972.95774.50-
2nd Age Group50513526.7332063.36509.90-
3rd Age Group91234537.8250054.82677.34-
Totals312587227.90209565.881946.21-
Other Routine.
Inspections33510531.3420661.49247.16-

The findings may be shewn comparatively as follows :-

A & BCD
194293.796.21-
194195.074.890.029

lb) Uncleanliness - No children were cleansed under arrangements
By your Committee, nor ere any legal proceedings taken.
5.