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INSPECTION CLINIC.
An Inspection Clinic was held every Tuesday afternoon, at
which 615 children attended during the year. The total number
of attendances was 1,291.
Of these 615 children, 172 were referred to the Clinic from the
Routine Medical Inspection at the Schools, and the defects from
which they were suffering are included in Table 2. The remaining
443 were " Special '' cases sent to the Clinic by the Teachers, School
Nurse, Attendance Officers, or brought by the Parents.
The defects from which these 443 were suffering are set out in
Table 2, under the heading " Specials."
INFECTIOUS DISEASE.
A statement of the action taken to detect and prevent infectipus
disease among school children has been given in previous reports,
and no change has taken place during the year.
EVENING PLAY CENTRES.
A Play Centre, organised and managed by Voluntary Workers,
was opened pn November 25th, 1920, at the Alexandra Schools. The
Centre was open on two evenings per week, from 5.30 p.m. to 7 p.m.,
and its object is to provide organised games and recreation for
children of school age. Provision is also made for quiet games,
reading rooms, etc.
In selecting the children who attend, attention is directed to
children who are not connected with any other organisation for the
provision of games and recreation, so that the Centre will meet,
as far as possible, the needs of those children for whom no provision
in this respect at present exists.