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regular intervals to ascertain the progress made in each case. The
class is held on four afternoons in each week. The following
particulars refer to the work done at the clinics:—
No. of children treated during the year 85
No. discharged as not requiring further treatment 44
No. discharged owing to irregular attendance 5
No. discharged, inadvisable to continue 2
No. discharged, left district or transferred to other
clinics 5
No. discontinuing on leaving school 3
No. attending clinic on December 31st, 1926 26
Total attendances during the year 1852
This clinic draws its cases in part from children referred
from routine medical inspections in the schools, or from the school
clinic, and in part from corrective exercise classes, which were conducted
at the following schools:—
Ecclesbourne Girls. Davidson Girls.
British Girls. Ingram Girls.
Tavistock Girls. *St. Andrew's Girls.
Winterbourne Girls.
*This Class has since been discontinued.
These corrective classes are arranged by the Head Teachers, and
include children picked out by the class teachers on account of
round shoulders, flat chest, curved backs, mouth-breathing, flat
feet, etc. The children are seen and suitable cases approved for
the class by the medical officers, who inspect them in association
with the organiser of physical training. The class is held for
twenty minutes daily, appropriate cases being drafted from time to
time to the central remedial exercises clinic.
(b) Massage and General Remedial Clinic .—A massage and
remedial exercises clinic is conducted at Welcome Hall by Miss
Batson as masseuse, in close association with Miss Appleton's
spinal remedial clinic, and with the kind assistance of two voluntary
trained helpers, Mrs. Childs and Miss Voss. The following
classes were held:—
"Flat-foot" Class—4 times a week—attended by 32 children.
"Mobility" Class—4 times a week—attended by 48 children.
"Breathing" Class—6 times a week—attended by 258 children.
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