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PHYSICALLY AND MENTALLY DEFECTIVE CHILDREN
SENT TO INSTITUTIONS.
At the end of the year 1918 the following Croydon children were
under treatment in residential institutions:—
Blind 7
Deaf 8
Mentally defective 8
Epileptic 3
EXAMINATION OF BURSARS, STUDENT AND PUPIL
TEACHERS.
Twenty-two young persons who desired to become Bursars and
Student Teachers were medically examined during the year.
TEACHING OF INFANT CARE.
The Infant Care Class has been continued at the Tavistock
Grove and Beulah Road Schools. It has not been possible to
maintain such a regular attendance of one of the medical officers
owing to staffing difficulties, but this has been maintained very fully
on the whole. One of the health visitors attends regularly. Short
talks have been given at each meeting by one or other of these officers
on matters relating to infant welfare.