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3. THE SCHOOL MEDICAL SERVICE IN RELATION TO PUBLIC
ELEMENTARY SCHOOLS.
School Hygiene.
(a) With a few exceptions the schools in the Borough are ot
comparatively recent construction, and on the whole satisfactory.
The most recently built schools are admirably placed, combining
ease of access with quiet and open surroundings and spacious
playgrounds. The ventilation, lighting, warming, equipment and
sanitation are up-to-date, practical and efficient, and the Borough
is fortunate in having many schools of which it may be justly
proud.
No detailed inspection of the various school premises has
been undertaken this year, but the Medical Officers have considered
and given advice upon any special points brought to their
notice by the teachers.
On the whole the schools may be regarded as satisfactory,
though certain of them are overcrowded. Most of them are wellbuilt
on sites adjacent to, but not on, the main thoroughfares.
The playgrounds are large and provided with good surfaces, while
the general surroundings are as attractive as may be in an
eastern suburb of London.
4. MEDICAL INSPECTION.
The following is a synopsis of School Medical Work for the
year:—
Routine and Special Inspection 7,392
Re-inspections 2,950
Consultations at Inspection Clinic 6,961
Number of Treatments at Clinic 11,017
General Cleanliness Visits to Schools 277
Nurses' Visits to Homes 2,925
Children Examined for Cleanliness 60,394
Number of Cleansings 5
Prosecutions 1
There are two Assistant School Medical Officers, one of whom
is also Deputy Medical Officer of Health and devotes a certain
mount of his time to Public Health duties.
(a) During the year an endeavour was made to examine the
three age groups specified by the Board of Education, viz.,