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but are under hospital supervision, and 1 is an in-patient of Middlesex
Hospital. 1 of the girls is in St. Vincent's Home, Pinner, 1
attends Queensmill Road School, 1 attends Faroe Road School,
and the other is an out-patient of Middlesex Hospital and attends
an elementary school.
Delicate Children.
This year 14 children come under this heading. 9 are
suffering from the effects of rheumatism, 1 is in the Heart Home,
Lancing, 1 at St. John's Kemp Town, Brighton, 1 is an in-patient
at the Princess Louise Hospital, Kensington, 1 attending that hospital
as an out-patient, 1 attending school for half days only meantime.
1 attending an ordinary elementary school while waiting for
a vacancy at an open air school, and 1 has just recommenccd school
after three months at a convalescent home at Bexhill. 2 other
children are at home and attending hospitals as out-patients.
Of the other 5 children, 2 are suffering from malnutrition,
(1 is at the Royal Sea Bathing Hospital, Margate, and 1 is waiting
for admission to an open air school). 1 child, suffering from fibrosis
of the lungs, is waiting for admission to an open air school,
1 who had suffered from Tubercular Adenitis is attending an open
air school, and 1 girl who had been for a a long time an in patient
at St. Vincent's Hospital, Pinner, is attending Wood Lane Open
Air School.
REPORT OF THE SCHOOL OCULIST.
In the past twelve mouths 397 children were referred to the
Ophthalmic clinic for examination. Of these 41 refused treatment
or left the district, 10 obtained glasses privately, 84 were found not
to require glasses, and glasses were prescribed in 262 cases.
16 cases of external disease of the eye attended for treatment.
41 boys from the Junior Technical and County Schools
were examined. 30 of these were provided with glasses through
the clinic, and 4 refused treatment or obtained glasses privately.
7 were found not to require treatment.
17 children from the Welfare Centres were examined, and
of this number 10 were supplied with glasses through the Clinic
1 was treated privately, and 6 were kept under regular observation'
4 children were referred for treatment of external diseases.