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Ealing 1925
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Ealing]
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and in treating those who are anaemic and poorly nourished, and
particularly by keeping under supervision those children in whose
family there is a history of rheumatism.
In the public elementary schools there are at present 93
children suffering from valvular disease of the heart, all of whom
are kept under regular supervision. Only seven cases can be said
to require special supervision on account of subjective symptoms
or impaired health which lessen their ability to take full advantage
of their education.
| £ | s. | d. | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dental Treatment | 59 | 18 | 0 |
| Throat Operations | 13 | 16 | 6 |
| Spectacles | 46 | 4 | 11 |
| X-Ray Treatment for Ringworm of Head | 2 | 8 | 0 |
| Treatment at Royal Dental Hospital | 2 | 5 | 6 |
| Other Payments from Maternity and Child Welfare Committee, Homes for Motherless Children, etc. | 17 | 3 | 3 |
| Total | £141 | 16 | 2 |
OPEN AIR EDUCATION.
Play-ground classes are being developed in most of the schools
and every encouragement is given for their development.
The Grange School, which was opened during the year, is
constructed, as was pointed out in the Annual Report for 1924,
so that all the class-rooms can be opened completely on the side
abutting on the verandah and made into open-air class-rooms.
This special characteristic has beer to a large extent taken advantage
of by the teachers whenever the weather has been favourable,
but as time goes on and the teachers and children get more accustomed
to open-air conditions the maximum use will be made of it.