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An application was granted to establish at Cook's Road, Stratford,
a factory for the conversion of Fish Waste into Fish Meal,
subject to the plant and buildings being to the satisfaction of the
Medical Officer of Health. This business has not yet been commenced.
Application was received for permission to manufacture soap
by a cold and semi-boiled process, at premises recently used for a
similar trade, and this was granted for a period of twelve months,
and subject to annual renewal: under Sec. 44 of the Public Health
Act, 1925.
The premises where these trades are established are kept
under constant observation and supervision, and considering the
nature of the trades it is remarkable how very little nuisance
arises.
In all cases in which permission is granted to establish an
offensive trade, conditions are imposed requiring that the premises
are put in order to the satisfaction of the Medical Officer of
Health, and that no public or private nuisance be caused.
Bye Laws are in force in respect of the time and manner of
conveyance of offensive material through the streets. Particulars
ot action taken will be found on page 50.
Schools.
The Public Elementary Schools consist of 40 Council
Schools, 13 Non-Provided Schools, and 2 Higher Elementary
•Schools, affording, in the aggregate, 08,031 scholars.
In addition, there are two Schools for Mentally and Physically
Defective Children, two Centres for the Deaf, one Open-Air Day
School, and one Residential Open-Air School.
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, 5 Dental Surgeons,
27 Nurses, and 9 Clerks.
The Schools are, with several notable exceptions, fairly
modern, substantially built buildings adequately supplied with
water, and provided with sufficient surrounding air space, moreover
their general cleanliness is satisfactory. Cloak-room accommodation
is very limited in some Schools, and more efficient heating
is desirable, and several latrines need re-modelling.
With a view to checking the spread of epidemic disease it
has been the practice for many years 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
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