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Kingston upon Thames 1921

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Kingston-upon-Thames]

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Public Health Department.
Co-ordination between the School Medical Service and
the Public Health Department is now complete since my
appointment as Medical Officer of Health.
Nursery Schools.
There are no Nursery Schools in the Borough, and the
Nursery Class at All Saints' Infants' School was discontinued
for reasons of economy in April.
ELEMENTARY SCHOOLS.
1. School Hygiene.
A general review of the Public Elementary Schools was
given in last year's Report, giving in detail their hygiene
conditions with particular reference to their surroundings,
ventilation, lighting, warming and sanitation.
During the year 1921 the following repairs and improvements
have been carried out:—
Bonner Hill Road Schools.
Painting the outside of the boys' and girls' school, and
also the infants' school.
A hut has been erected to be used as a Training Centre
for cookery and laundry.
All Saints' School.
Boys', girls' and infants' schools have been decorated
internally throughout.
St. Luke's School.
Boys' department, 5 new lavatory basins.
Girls' department, 2 new lavatory basins.
Elm Road Council (Infants') School.
Glass partition dividing class-rooms has been taken
down and re-erected in another class-room.
St. Paul's School.
Boys', girls' and infants' schools have been decorated
internally throughout, and all wood and iron work painted
externally. Defective chimney stacks were taken down and
rebuilt.
St. Peter's School.
Boys', girls' and infants' schools have had walls and
dados painted.