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PHYSICALLY AND MENTALLY DEFECTIVE CHILDREN
SENT TO INSTITUTIONS.
At the end of the year 1917 the following Croydon children were
under treatment in residential institutions :—
Blind 9
Deaf 10
Mentally defective 9
Epileptic 3
EXAMINATION OF BURSARS, STUDENT AND PUPIL
TEACHERS.
Nineteen young persons who desired to become Bursars and
Student-Teachers and one desiring to become a Pupil Teacher were
medically examined during the year.
TEACHING OF INFANT CARE.
The Infant Care Class has been continued at the Tavistock Grove
School. It has not been possible to maintain such a regular attendance
of one of the medical officers owing to staffing difficulties, but
this has been maintained very fully on the whole. One of the health
visitors attends regularly. Short talks have been given at each
meeting by one or other of these officers on matters relating to infant
welfare.