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Willesden 1913
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Willesden]
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recognised by the Education Committee, who have secured
the sanction of the Board of Education from time to time
to spend certain sums of money in providing spectacles for
school children.
The following Table shews the work which has been done under this arrangement:—
| PERIOD. | No. of School Children for whom Spectacles were ordered. | Actual Expenditure. | Expenditure sanciioned by Board of Education. |
|---|---|---|---|
| *3 Months ending July 31, 1911 | 56 | … | £30 |
| Year ending july 31. 1912 | 55 | £16 1 2 | |
| Year ending July 31, 1913 | 87 | £19 10 7 | £20 |
| * First order written for spectacles—1-5-1911. | |||
The following is an extract from the Minutes of Education
Committee, 1st October, 1913, p. 276; Children's
Care Committee Report relating to the conditions on which
the Board's sanction has been given to the provision of
spectacles:—
"8.—We report that the Board of Education have
sanctioned the expenditure of £20 on the provision of spectacles
for those children whose eyesight is found to be
defective on medical inspection, during the year ending
31st March, 1914. The Board's sanction is subject to the
following conditions :—
(i) That the prescriptions for the spectacles will be
given by a specially qualified medical practitioner.
(ii) That the arrangements will be under the
vision of the School Medical Officer.
(iii) That provision will be made for the re-inspection
from time to time of the children who have been
p