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(h) Convalescent Treatment.- During the year 27 children
were sent to the Russell Cotes School of Recovery, Parkstone, and
20 children were sent to Collington Manor, Bexhill. In addition,
the King Edward Memorial Convalescent Home Fund provided
8 children with a holiday of two weeks' duration in the summer
months at Collington Manor.
In the Annual Report for 1937 mention was made of steps
being taken to secure a larger number of vacancies at convalescent
homes and the increase in the number of children sent during 1938
has been found to be of great value.
Arrangements were made with the Invalid Children's Aid
Association to reserve one bed at each of the Homes administered
by them at Worthing, Broad stairs, Dover and Seaford.
Following these reservations 5 children were sent to Worthing,
4 to Broadstairs, 3 to Dover and 5 to Seaford.
On return to Haling every child is examined by the Medical
Officer and the result of the stay is noted.
INFECTIOUS DISEASE.
The returns forwarded each week by the head teachers giving
particulars of all new cases of non-notifiable infectious disease
coming to their knowledge included 2,539 cases of measles, 1,654
of whooping cough, 1,406 of chickenpox and 120 of mumps.
Children to the number of 443 were excluded under Article
20 (b) of the Education Code for the following conditions :
Impetigo 306
Ringworm of body 8
Scabies 117
Other skin diseases 10
Conjunctivitis 1
Ringworm of head 1
443
No closure took place under Articles 22 or 23 (b) of the Code—
Grant Regulations.