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to the Shaftesbury Home, Hastings, but his father declined. He
has been attending an ordinary elementary school.
Heart Disease.
The girl is at an ordinary elementary school, one boy is in
the West Middlesex Hospital and two girls are attending Hospital
and are excluded from school.
Delicate Children.
There are 8 children who may be so classed. One boy whose
parents have recently moved into Acton, was attending Wood
bane Open Air School, and is continuing to do so. A girl has been
discharged as cured from Harefield Sanatorium where she was sent
suffering from tuberculosis of the lung, she is meantime at an
elementary school. A boy who suffers from Asthma, was attending
Guy's Hospital, is much improved and is at present attending an
elementary school. One girl who suffers from rheumatism is at
present at the Chenies Convalescent Home, Seaford, while two other
children a boy and a girl, who suffer from the effects of rheumatism
are at present at home. One boy who had suffered from tubercular
adenitis, has had an accident and has been in Hospital, but is
to attend an Open Air school on his recovery. One girl was in
St. Vincent's Hospital, Pinner, was discharged and is at present at
home, pending arrangements for her attending an Open Air school.
Multiple Defects.
One boy, who is mentally defective and crippled was at
Stoke Park Colony, was sent from there to Harefield, and is now at
home.
SCHOOL OCULIST'S REPORT. 1935.
During the period covered by this report, 435 children were
referred to the Ophthalmic Clinic for examination.
Of this number, 60 refused treatment or left the district,
four obtained glasses privately, and glasses were prescribed in
cases.
In addition, 17 boys from the Junior Technical and County
Schools were examined. 6 were found to require no treatment and
11 were provided with glasses.