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Consultant Orthopaedic Surgeon have visited once a term, whilst the school nurse has
attended every morning.
There is one school for partially-sighted children which was visited by the
Authority's consultant ophthalmologist once a term.
The school for deaf children was visited three times each term by the otologist
accompanied by a social worker, and parents attended by invitation when necessary.
Each child's hearing was tested at least once a year.
There is also a school in the Borough for maladjusted children.
Recuperative Holidays - In addition to the 144 school and nursery school children
from Islington placed by the Medical Adviser's Department during this year, recuperative
holidays were arranged by this Borough for 10 school and nursery school
children.
At Bathing Centres the number of attendances for treatment of scabies was 115 and for
vermin and nits 174.

S. KING.
Principal School Medical Officer.
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