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At the Grange Road and Regents Lane Schools alterations
were made by removing partitions, etc., which will put these
schools into a higher category on the Board's Black List, as by
these partitions passing through classrooms has been largely
obviated, and the conditions improved generally.
A new Junior Mixed School at Tollgate was opened during
the year. This school as regards sanitation, etc. is of the very
latest type, and is provided with special accommodation for
medical inspection purposes.
Spray baths are provided at five Elementary Schools, viz. :
Gainsborough Road, Rosetta Road, South Hallsville, Pretoria
Road and Tollgate, also at the Special School at Knox Road
and the Fyfield Open-air School.
Selected children, with the consent of the parents, are conducted
during school hours, in rota, to the Corporation Slipper
Baths at Balaam Street, Plaistow Road, Silvertown, Jupp Road
and Fen Street.
The number of school children who attended the Corporation
Washing Baths under the Committee's Scheme during the year
was as follows:—
Boys Girls Total
20,180 15,682 35,862
Facilities are afforded for swimming instruction in school
hours at the following baths:—Balaam Street, Jupp Road, Silvertown,
Dockland Settlement and Plaistow Red Triangle Club.
Professional instructors arc appointed for this work, and Teachers
who accompany the scholars to the Baths also take part in the
instruction.
(4) Medical Inspection.
The scheme of Inspection as previously set out still appertains.
The following three groups of children were inspected
during the year.
(1) Entrants. (Children admitted to school for the first
time during the year).
(2) Intermediates. (Children of 8 years of age.)
(3) Leavers. (Children expected to leave school, and who
have not been previously inspected since reaching
the age of 12 years.)
Besides the above statutory routine examinations, a considerable
number of other children have also been medically
inspected, particulars of which have been fully set out in past
reports. (S'ee Appendix Table I.)
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