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elementary schools in Haling and have been under medical supervision
there, it is very appropriate that their medical supervision
should be continued under the same staff.
BLIND, DEAF, DEFECTIVE AND EPILEPTIC CHILDREN.
Specially defective children are often first discovered by the
health visitors at the Health Centres to which their parents bring
them in the early years of their life. They may be discovered by
the school enquiry officers owing to their failure to attend school
on reaching school age or they may be discovered by the teachers
on their admission to school or by the school nurses or medical
officers in the course of medical inspection. Through these means
a fairly complete list of all specially defective children is kept.
Blind and deaf children of school age are sent to Special Residential
Schools. Four blind girls and three blind boys were being
maintained at Certified Schools for the Blind at the end of the
year. Seven girls and five boys suffering from myopia to such an
extent as to be considered partially blind were in attendance at
public elementary schools where they were kept under special
supervision.
The partially blind children are medically examined every
three months, or oftener, if necessary, to ascertain their progress.
The teachers and parents receive specific instructions regarding
the care and supervision of those children, particularly as to the
avoidance of excessive exercise or severe physical exertion which
might adversely affect the condition of the eyes and as to the
kind of visual work which the eyes may be given either in the school
or at home.
Seven deaf mutes, four girls and three boys were maintained
at Special Residential Schools.
Two boys suffering from severe epilepsy were kept at home
where they were undergoing treatment by their regular medical
attendant.
Six girls and five boys who were suffering from mild attacks
of epilepsy at night, and never during the day, were attending
public elementary schools. One girl suffering from mild epilepsy
was kept at home for observation and treatment by her own medical
attendant.