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passed as to their fitness, mentally or physically, for school attendance.
The number seen were as follows:—
Children seen for the first time in 1914:—
Diseases of Lungs 68
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Heart 13
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Ear, Throat and Nose 31
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Skin 83
Ringworm :
Scalp 82
Skin 26
— 108
*Mentally defective children 6
Mentally sub-normal 1
Spine 6
Rheumatism Nil.
Admission to Schools, Convalescent Homes 11
Hurst House Orphans 6
Eye diseases or defects 4
Glands 20
Nerves 11
Tubercle 13
Various 98
479
* This is exclusive of children examined in accordance with the
requirements of the Mental Deficiency Act.
Total number of attendances, not including children seen by
the dental or ophthalmic surgeons, 1,567.
TEACHING OF INFANT CARE.
The Infant Care Class, now held at Tavistock Grove School,
has been continued on the lines given below. It appears desirable
to repeat this general description of these classes, as in my opinion
it is of the very greatest value that the future mothers should be
educated to take an intelligent interest in the proper management
of infants.
Fifty-six girls from various schools in the Borough attended.
The Medical Officer attended one afternoon weekly to see
such infants as the mothers brought to him for advice
on feeding and general care,; the infants were regularly
weighed at each attendance and opportunities were given
to the girl members of the class to take part in the