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Hints from the Health Department. Leaflet from the archive of the Society of Medical Officers of Health. Credit: Wellcome Collection, London
Walthamstow 1955
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Walthamstow]
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4. SCHOOL HYGIENE AND ACCOMMODATION
| Boy | Girls | Mixed | Infants | Nursery | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| County Secondary Grammar | 1 | 2 | — | - | - |
| County Secondary Technical | — | — | 2 | - | - |
| County Secondary Modern | 2 | 2 | 6 | — | — |
| County Primary Junior | 2 | 2 | 12 | — | — |
| County Primary Infants | — | — | — | 15 | — |
| Voluntary Secondary Modern | — | — | 1 | — | — |
| Voluntary Primary | — | — | 3 | 2 | — |
| County Nursery | — | — | — | — | 1 |
| Special Schools for:— | |||||
| Deaf | — | - | 1 | - | - |
| Educationally Subnormal | — | — | 1 | — | — |
| Partially Sighted | — | — | 1 | — | — |
| Physically Handicapped | — | — | 1 | — | — |
| 19 | 55 | 1954 | 1953 | 1952 | 1951 |
| Number of Children on Register, 31st December | 20072 | 20157 | 20174 | 19975 | 18970 |
| Average attendance | 18014.0 | 18139.6 | 17936.9 | 16587.8 | 16561.6 |
| Percentage attendance | 89.7 | 90.0 | 88.9 | 82.9 | 87.3 |
The increase in the number of children on the school registers
over the last nine years amounts to 3,609, i.e. 21.9% of the 1947 roll.
Mr. Frank H. Heaven, A.R.I.B.A., A.R.I.C.S., Architect to the
Committee for Education for nearly twenty years, retired during the
year, and appreciation must be expressed of his continued co-operation
and help during this period. The following report is contributed by
Mr T. L. Rampton, A.R.I.B.A., A.R.I.C.S., Architect to the Committee
for Education.
Sites and Properties.—Additional land has been acquired for
Mission Grove School, the demolition of the old buildings and the
fencing to the site is being carried out.
Additional land for Maynard Road School in Evelyn and Rosslyn
Road has been purchased, fencing to the site has been completed.
New Buildings.—One Classroom and one Craftroom are in course
of erection at Blackhorse Road Secondary School and also an
additional Craftroom at Wm. McGuffie Secondary School.
An additional Craftroom has been completed at Chapel End
Secondary School and two prefabricated classrooms erected at
Higham Hill J.M. School.
Additions and Alterations.—Alterations have been carried out
at Pretoria Avenue School for the accommodation of partially sighted
and educationally sub normal pupils. The first instalment for improving
the ventilation to Classrooms 1 and 2 at St. Mary's Church of
England Infants' School has been completed.