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In addition to the above, cupboards, screens and forms (for remedial
exercises) have been made and supplied.
The old quadruple desks have been renovated and converted into dual
desks at the following schools :—
West Green.— Boys', Girls' and Infants' Departments.
Stamford Hill.— Boys' and Girls' Departments.
Seven Sisters.— Boys' Department.
Medical Inspection.
The procedure is as detailed in my report for 1919, and there has
been no disturbance of school arrangements.
Findings of Medical Inspection.
These are contained in the tables at the end of report. Additional
details in connection with uncleanliness are as follows :—
The average number of visits per annum made by the
School Nurses to each school 24.6
The total number of examination of children made by the
School Nurses in the year in the Schools 131,253
The number of individual children unclean (verminous
condition) 5,297
Home visits 5,932
There are two slipper baths at the Disinfecting Station. Nurses
attend there with children found to be in a verminous condition, and,
while the children are bathed, the clothes are disinfected. When it has
been ascertained that the bedding of the children is verminous, this is
also simultaneously disinfected.
During the year baths were given in respect of 65 children.
Prosecutions under the School Attendance Byelaws were undertaken,
in connection with verminous conditions, in 23 cases. Fines were inflicted
in respect of 18 of these cases, and 5 Attendance Orders were
made.