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The number of attendances of school children at the Corporation
Washing Baths during the year was as follows:-
Boys Girls Total
20,171 14,127 34,298
During the same period, 78,580 Boys and 01,372 Girls
attended the Swimming Baths.
With regard to the Baths at Romford Road, 135 Slipper
Baths have been provided for the use of the general public, and
for school children who attend during school hours in charge of a
teacher. At the Romford Road and Balaam Street Baths there
is now in operation an efficient aeration and filtration plant, the
water in the swimming pools being circulated at a minimum rate
of four hours' turnover, which is generally considered adequate
to maintain the water at a high standard of purity.
Facilities are afforded for swimming instruction in school
hours at the following baths:—Romford Road, Balaam Street,
Silvertown, Dockland Settlement and Plaistow Red Triangle Club.
Professional instructors are appointed for this work, and teachers
who accompany the scholars to the Baths also take part in the
instruction.
(4) Medical Inspection.
The Borough is divided into five Sub-Areas, each served by
a School an Assistant School Medical Officer and Nurses.
The Schools in each area are visited in rotation.
The Head Teachers send out notices to parents informing
them of the times to attend the medical inspection, according to
an arranged programme.
Arrangements are made whereby those children who were
absent from the Inspection are examined at a later visit to the
School by the Assistant School Medical Officer.
The "age groups" inspected throughout the Schools are as
follows:-
(1) Children admitted to School for the first time during
the year (Entrants).
(2) Children of 8 years of age (Intermediates).
(3) Children expected to leave School and who have not
been previously inspected since reaching the age of
12 years (Leavers).
Besides the above statutory Routine examinations, a considerable
number of other children have also been medically examined,
classified as follows:-
(1) "Specials" selected by Head Teachers and examined at
School at the time of the Doctor's visit.
(2) "Specials" sent by Head Teachers to the Clinics for
treatment of minor ailments.
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