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sive trades should be allowed to be established within this
Borough, more particularly as it is probable that trades and manufactories
of a different class, employing- more labour under better
conditions, would establish themselves here, were it net for their
disinclination to have their works in an environment of offensive
trades.
Schools.
The Public Elementary Schools consist of 46 Council Schools
and 14 Non-Provided Schools, together with five Council Special
Schools, two Higher Elementary Schools, and two Secondary
Schools, affording in the aggregate accommodation for 60,743
scholars.
The School Medical Service is administered by the Chief
School Medical Officer (who .is also the Medical Officer of Health)
with a whole-time staff of 6 Medical Officers, 3 Dental Surgeons,
27 Nurses and 9 Clerks.
The Schools are, with one or two notable exceptions, fairly
modern, substantially built buildings adequately supplied with
water, and provided with sufficient surrounding air space, while
their general cleanliness is satisfactory. Cloak-room accommodation
is very limited in some Schools, and more efficient heating'
is desirable, also several latrines need re-modelling.
With a view to checking the spread of epidemic disease it
has been the practice for many years past for the Medical Officer
of Health on receiving information of the occurrence of infectious
disease in the family of a scholar to send a red-coloured Notice
to the Head Teacher of the School attended (Day School and
Sunday School) recommending the exclusion of children coming
from the infected home. The Red Notice is subsequently followed
by a White Notice freeing the family from quarantine on the
completion of the necessary isolation and the official disinfection of
the premises. Each school is provided with a supply of disinfectants
for general or special use by the Education Authority.
It was not found necessary to order the closure of any School,
or part of a School, on account of infectious disease, or for any
other reason.
There are in addition two open-air schools :
(i) A residential open-air school for boys situated at Fyfield,
near Ongar, Essex.
(ii) A day open-air school for girls at Crosby Road, Forest Gate.
It is worthy of note that in spite of an extensive epidemic of
scarlet fever there has not been a single case occur at either of
these open-air schools, though there have been 150 admissions
from the district during the year.
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