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(b) Nursery Schools—There are no nursery schools in the
district, but in certain selected cases children between 4 and 5
years of age were admitted to the Infants' Departments of
certain elementary schools during the year.
(c) Care of Debilitated Children under School Age.—
Orthopaedic treatment where necessary is available for children
under school age, joint arrangements existing therefor between
the Education and Public Health Committees, any treatment required
being given at the Orthopaedic Clinic of the Special School.
Dental trertment and that for enlarged tonsils and adenoids
is provided, the former, by arrangement with the Education
Committee and available at the School Dental Clinic, the latter
under similar arrangements to those for children of school age.
No children under school age were admitted to the open air
classes of the Special School, but sanatorium or hospital treatment
was arranged for tuberculous cases through the Harking
Dispensary.
THE SCHOOL MEDICAL SERVICE IN RELATION TO
PUBLIC ELEMENTARY SCHOOLS.
(3) SCHOOL HYGIENE.
Excepting the Roman Catholic and Church of England
Schools, the general hygienic conditions of the remaining elementary
schools can be considered satisfactory, the two excepted
being the oldest schools in the district. Hygienic defects are
more keenly felt in the case of the Roman Catholic School, which
has been considerably overcrowded of late.
Both schools lack, to some extent, open surroundings, and
from the points of view of lighting, ventilation and heating
leave something to be desired.