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Orsett 1933
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Orsett]
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SIGHT SAYING (MYOPE) CLASS.
This is situated in Quarry Hill School, Grays, and the following is a record of its work during 1933:
| Boys. | Girls. | |
|---|---|---|
| No. on register at 1st Jan., 1933 | 10 | 6 |
| „ admitted during the year | 2 | 6 |
| „ discharged „ „ „ | 5 | 2 |
| „ on register at 31/12/33 | 7 | 10 |
| Attained school-leaving age | 4 | - |
| Left the district | 1 | 1 |
| Transferred to special school | - | 1 |
| High Myopia | 3 | 3 |
| Myopic Astigmatism | 3 | 1 |
| High Myopia, Astigmatism and Nystagmus | 1 | 0 |
| Congenital Cataract | 1 | - |
| Congenital dislocation of both lenses | - | 2 |
| Myopia and Strabismus | - | 1 |
| Mixed Astigmatism, Strabismus and Corneal Opacities | - | 1 |
| Cataract | 1 | - |
| Hypermetropia | - | 1 |
The usefulness of the Class for this type of child is
beyond dispute, and credit is due to the teacher in
charge for her interest in each individual case. The
Class has been equipped with special pens and ink giving
extra bold writing to facilitate reading, together with
text-books printed in very large clear type. These are
of American origin, and I have to repeat my comment
of two years ago, that it is regrettable that English
publishers do not appear to cater for this branch of the
educational system.