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THE SCHOOL MEDICAL SERVICE IN RELATION TO
PUBLIC ELEMENTARY SCHOOLS.
(3) School Hygiene.
All structural defects relating to heating, lighting and ventilation
are referred to the Committee's Architect (J.H. Jacques,
Esq., F.R.I.B.A.).
During the year 1935 the children's latrines at Colegrave
Road, Gainsborough Road, and Grange Road Schools were remodelled
and brought up-to-date, with separate flushing to each
pan, etc.
The obsolete lavatory basins were removed from Canning
Town, Beckton Road, and Bridge Road Schools, and lavatory
troughs with spray taps were installed.
At Hermit Road School a low pressure hot water heating
system was installed.
The Domestic Centre at Burke Senior Girls' School was
remodelled and fitted with modern apparatus, and at New City
Road School new Domestic Science and Handicraft rooms were
erected.
At Carpenters Road School a new Hall was erected.
The obsolete electric light installation at West Ham Municipal
Secondary School was removed and a new electric light
installation provided, also at various Schools improvements to
electric lighting have been effected.
A domestic hot water supply to the lavatory basins at three
Schools was provided.
The hot water heating boilers at Shipman Road, Holborn
Road, and Colegrave Road Schools were replaced.
The interiors of the two Nursery Schools were redecorated.
The interior of the Boys' School at Fyfield Residential Open
Air School was also redecorated.
The cleansing of classrooms and cloakrooms and the drying
of children's clothes, as required, continue on the lines set out
previously.
Spray baths are provided at five Elementary Schools, viz. :
fiainsborough Road, Rosetta Road, South Hallsville, Pretoria
Road and Tollgate, also at the S'pecial School at Knox Road and
at 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 Romford Road, Balaam Street, Plaistow Road, Silvertown
and Fen Street.
The number of attendances of school children at the Corporation
Washing Baths during the year was as follows:—
Boys Girls Total
19,760 13,747 33,507
137