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Tottenham 1934

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Tottenham]

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General.
In addition to the general maintenance work connected with the
schools, a considerable number of new blackboards, desks, tables
and cupboards have been made and supplied to the schools by
the Works Department. In connection with the scheme of
Re-organisation, practical rooms complete with equipment have
been provided as follows:—
Stamford Hill Girls' School.—Domestic Subjects Centre. Practical
Work Room. Art Room.
Stamford Hill Boys' School.—Handicraft Centre. Practical
Work Room.
Seven Sisters School.—The formation of Assembly Halls in Boys'
and Girls' Departments.
Practical workrooms complete with equipment have also been provided
at the following schools:—
Parkhurst Girls' School.
St. Ann's Senior Mixed School.
Lancasterian Girls' School.
Lancasterian Boys' School.
Bruce Grove Girls' School.
Crowland Girls' School.
Crowland Boys' School.
MEDICAL INSPECTION.
Description of arrangements made and methods adopted for the medical
inspection of children:—
All children coming within the three age-groups, "entrants,"
"intermediates'' and "leavers'' have been inspected during the year,
and those found to be unsatisfactory have been re-inspected.
See statistical tables, page 39.
FINDINGS OF MEDICAL INSPECTION.
Malnutrition.—Malnutrition was noted in 60 children at routine
medical inspection as requiring treatment and 50 as requiring to be kept
under observation. This is a marked increase over the 1933 figures and