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In the undermentioned schools arrangements have been
made through the National Milk Publicity Council for children
to be supplied with milk each day:—
Haydons Road (Girls and Infants).
St. Mary's R.C. (Mixed and Infants).
Dundonald Road (Boys, Girls and Infants).
Old Central (Mixed and Infants).
Queen's Road (Boys, Girls and Infants).
Effra Road (Girls and Infants).
The milk is supplied in a sealed bottle containing one-third
of a pint, at a cost of 1d. to the parent. The reports from the
Head Teachers indicate that the children in receipt of this milk
benefited considerably.
It is to be hoped that this scheme will be adopted later by
other public elementary schools in Wimbledon, and that more
of the parents will avail themselves of the facilities ofiered.
12. CO OPERATION OF PARENTS, TEACHERS, SCHOOL
ATTENDANCE OFFICERS AND VOLUNTARY BODIES.
Co-operation Of Parents. Parents are invited to be present
at the school during the routine inspection of their children.
Out of 1,999 children examined at the routine inspections, 1,099
or 55% were accompanied by one or other parent.
This percentage has shown a continuous and considerable
fall during the past three years. The reduction is not due to
any cessation of interest on the part of the parents in the health
of their children. Owing to the prevailing unemployment, more
of the mothers are going out to work than during past years,
and many of them are consequently unable to spare the necessary
time to attend at the inspections.
There is a great advantage in obtaining the co-operation of
the parents as it enables the school medical inspector to give
detailed advice in the case of children found to be suffering from
defects.
A large number of parents also attended at the special
examinations at the Health Centre.
Co-operation of Teachers. I have again to acknowledge the
valuable assistance which the teachers have rendered to the
School Medical Department during the year. They have
facilitated the medical inspection work in the schools, and given
every assistance to the school nurses during the routine cleansing
examinations, and when following up cases found to be defective.
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