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Schools.
The Public Eelementary Schools consist of 48 Council Schools,
13 Non-Provided Schools, 2 Central Schools, and 2 SecondarySchools,
affording, in the aggregate, accommodation for 66,607
scholars.
In addition, there are two Schools for Mentally and Physically
Defective Children, two Centres for the Deaf, one Open-Air Day
School, one Residential Open-Air School, and two Nursery
Schools, each to accommodate 120 children.
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 a Chief Assistant School Medical Officer,
6 Assistant Medical Officers, 5 Dental Surgeons, 28 Nurses, and
9 Clerks.
The Schools are, with several notable exceptions, fairly
modern, substantially built buildings adequately supplied withwater,
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.
With regard to the foregoing paragraph it should be noted
that the remodelling of latrines was carried out at five of the Council's
Schools, also new latrines were provided at one school.
The installation of hot water heating apparatus was carried
out at another school.
Various minor alterations and additions have taken place at
several schools.
With a view to checking the spread of epidemic
disease the Medical Officer of Health, on receiving information
of the occurrence of infectious disease in the
family of a scholar, sends 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.
No complaint has been received with regard to the water
supply, which is taken from the mains of the Metropolitan Water
Board.
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