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Public Elementary Schools as to health administration
were well cared for. No school had to be closed for infectious
disease : and there were few exclusions of individual scholars for
verminous conditions. Conditions were generally healthy. The
sanitary state and water supply satisfactory, as I have ascertained
personally.
The Maternity and Child Welfare has kept up its
beneficial use in our midst. An additional Infant Centre was
opened in Washington Road in June The average attendances
Were about twenty-five mothers with infants. At Eden Street
Centre the average attendances were about fifty mothers with
infants. Dr. Warner carried on the clinical examinations and
treatment at both Centres twice weekly, and worked assiduously
at her important duties. Our two Health Visitors, Miss Arthur
aud Miss Duncan had their time fully occupied with attendances
at the Centres and the numerous visits paid iu following up
cases : rendering advice as to food, clothing and sanitation of
houses, and seeing that necessary medical treatment was carried
out, and in reporting to Maternity and Child Welfare Committee
at each monthly meeting.
The Voluntary Lady Workers, about twelve in number,
are to be congratulated on their zealous and self-sacrificing
application to their duties at Centres and Committee meetings.
Without their useful co-operation in the work the Welfare Centres
System could not be carried on. The Borough ought to be
extremely grateful to these ladies.
Milk Inspection is undertaken in Kingston by the Surrey
County Council, under Food and Drugs Act. Your veterinary
surgeon, Mr. Edwards, inspected with me at various periods the
cowsheds and dairies. Matters generally were satisfactory. I
am of opinion that our milk supply is wholesome and good, and
that the arrangements for distribution are adequate.
Scavenging in the Borough was carried out in the usual
manner by the Borough Surveyor's Department. Moveable
ashbins were removed and emptied weekly, aud in necessary cases
three times weekly. There are very few complaints, and always
attended to at once.
Kingston is eminently a water closet Borough. I know of
no earth closets, privies or cesspools.