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(19) SPECIAL INQUIRIES.
No special inquiries have been undertaken during the year.
(20) MISCELLANEOUS.
(a) Examination of Teachers.— During the year, seventy-eight medical
examinations were carried out of applicants for teaching posts under the Local
Education Authority.
(b) Part-time Employment of School-children.—Milk and newspaper deliveries,
general errands, etc., are the usual forms of employment of children. In accordance
with the byelaws of the Education Authority, five applicants of school-age submitted
themselves for examination prior to employment and were passed.
SERVICES PROVIDED FOR SCHOOL CHILDREN.
Boots Free boots are provided in certain necessitous cases.
Camps Week-end camps are held every week-end during the
summer months, and in addition two holiday camps,
each of a fortnight's duration, are held during the
summer holidays.
Cleansing Special soap is issued from the Minor Ailments Clinics
and special combs are loaned, on payment of a
deposit. In certain cases, arrangements are made
for the children to be cleansed at the Clinic by the
School Nurses.
Dental Treatment Dental treatment—including orthodontic treatment—
is carried out daily at the Corporation's Clinics in
Vicarage Drive and East Street.
Dinners Free dinners are provided for children attending school,
where the family income is below a certain scale.
Diphtheria Immunisation Immunisation against Diphtheria is carried out at the
Central Clinic. No charge is made for this
treatment.