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Drainage of Subsoil.—137 of the houses were sufficiently
drained and 40 were well drained; and in 47 drainage was problemtical.
154 of the houses showed no signs of dampness; 31 showed
traces; 24 were damp and one was very damp.
Aspect.—The commonest aspects of the houses were S.E., 25;
S.W., 37; E., 24; N.E., 44; N.W., 25; S,, 11; N., 20; W.,28.
The bulk of houses in which cases occurred were ordinary
terrace houses 179; or semi-detached 51: and definite overcrowding
was only found in two families.
The economic status of the families from whom patients came
was:—
Poor in 11; average working class, 122; better working class,
47; clerical work, 27; and professional, 16; the interior home conditions
could be classified as: clean 157; moderately clean, 42;
superior, 29 ; and in no instance definitely unsatisfactory.
Open-Air Education.
There is as yet no open-air school in Croydon. Playground
classes were held during the summer months at Woodside Infants'
School; the open-air class formerly held at Purley Oaks School
was discontinued owing to the small number of children on the
register. At Woodside there were 29 children in the class. There
was no extension of these classes during 1930.
Blind, Deaf, Defective and Epileptic Children.
Full statistical details are given in Table 111. of the Tables
required by the Board of Education, Appendix Til.
Blind Children.
2 boys and 2 girls are resident at special schools for the blind.
The institutions which these children attend are as follows: Royal
Normal College for the Blind, 2 boys; Hants and Isle of Wight
Blind School, 1 girl; Chorley Wood Blind College, 1 girl; these
are residential; 15 children attend the Special Class for Myopic
Children; 1 girl attends the Elm Court Blind (Day) School, West
Norwood.
Deaf Children.
4 boys and 9 girls are resident, at special schools for the deaf;
1 boy and 2 girls attend special day schools. The institutions which