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The School Medical Service in Relation to Public Elementary
Schools.
School Buildings:—
Heating:—The heating systems have been improved by
the provision of new boilers in the following schools:—
Dundonald Road School, Pelham Road School, and
Queen's Road Manual Training Centre.
The heating and electric light installations in the second
half of Wimbledon Park School have been completed.
Central School:—The Classrooms and staircases of this
new school were re-decorated throughout. One classroom in
each department was converted into a Science laboratory.
Dundonald School:—The old trough water closets were
converted into modern single flush closets.
Cottenham Park:—Dual desks replaced the old long
desks.
Medical Inspection:—The children inspected in routine
manner in accordance with the Board's schedule, were (i.)
all new admissions ("Entrants"); (ii.) those of 8-9 years of
age ("Intermediates"); and (iii.) those of 12-13 years of age
("Leavers"). The routine inspections at the Special School
for Mentally Defective Children are not included in the
Tables. Total "Routine" inspections in 1927=1954 (v.
Table I., Appendix).
Finding's of Medical Inspection:—(v. Table II., Appendix).
Routine Inspections are conducted as above. "Special"
inspections (any age) are made daily, 9.30 a.m., at the Treatment
Clinic (Southey Hall) or at the "Inspection" Clinic on
Tuesday afternoon sessions.
The percentages of defects requiring treatment given in
Table II. B, Appendix, are higher this year than in previous
years. This is due to the fact that children are included this
year who were undergoing treatment at hospitals and who
had been classed in previous years as "not requiring treatment."
251 (58.6%) of the children actually found to have
defects were already receiving treatment. 76% of these 251
children were being treated by private general practitioners
and 24% at hospitals.
The children requiring observation were practically all
cases of chronic nose and throat conditions, defects of vision,
lung cases, and a few deformities.
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