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It is a practice in all the schools to flush the class-rooms and hall during
drill and recess, except in most inclement weather.
It will be seen by the above that the means of ventilation are sufficient,
but owing to difficulty in warming some of the class-rooms, it is impossible in
cold weather to have the air changed as frequently as it ought to be.
Raynham Road School has open fire-places, Brettenham Road School
has both open fire-places and hot-water radiators in the majority of the
class-rooms."
The following are the improvements made during the past year:—
(a) A Scheme was passed for replacing old long desks with dual
desks in all schools, and one set of kindergarten chairs and tables
in Infants' Departments. Loans have been sanctioned by the
Board of Education and the Ministry of Health, and the work of
refurnishing is now in progress.
(b) Teachers' lavatories have been provided at Croyland Road Boys'
and Raynham Road Boys' Departments.
(c) The playground at Latymer Elementary School has been asphalted,
also part of St. James' School Playground.
(d) Removal of all semi-circular galleries in Infants' Departments at
Eldon Road and Montague Road Schools.
The unsatisfactory state of St. James' playgrounds must be a source of
loss of attendance due to children getting damp feet.
SUPERVISION AND THE DETECTION OF
DEFECTS.
The Staff of the Medical Service number 11,as given on page 1 ; 4 doctors,
1 dentist, 4 nurses and 2 clerks. The School Medical Officer is also Medical
Officer of Health and Supervisor for the Maternity and Child Welfare
Committee; thus co-ordinating all the medical work carried out by the
Council. The Assistant School Medical Officer carries out routine inspection
and re-inspection at the schools and supervises the minor ailments clinics,
whilst the School Medical Officer looks after the defective child. These latter
are becoming more and more important, for they include all those children who
are handicapped in the battle of life; the blind, the deaf and the halt—these
and others come under this category.