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the Education Acts. Through its agency the following help was
given during the course of the year:—
Twelve children were given cod-liver oil and malt, Parrish's
Food, etc., and thirteen convalescent treatment; 341 pairs of
ordinary boots were also provided. Two children were provided
with fares to hospital.
Through the medium of the children's Care Committee, massage
is provided for the children requiring it. A fee of two shillings
per visit is charged, and this is paid by the parent whenever possible.
In really necessitous cases the Care Committee bears the cost.
The National Society for Prevention of Cruelty to Children
assists in dealing with parents who are guilty of continued neglect.
CO-OPERATION OF LOCAL PRACTITIONERS.
The co-operation of the general practitioners of Enfield has
been sought and maintained throughout the year. In 333 instances
parents were advised to obtain advice from their own doctors; only
those cases which are too trivial to need the advice of the general
practitioner are treated at the minor ailment clinic. The thanks
of the school medical service are due to the doctors of Enfield for
their whole-hearted co-operation throughout the year.
BLIND, DEAF, EPILEPTIC AND MENTALLY
DEFECTIVE CHILDREN.
There is no special school for the blind in this area, and children
suffering from vision so defective that they are unable to be taught
in an ordinary elementary school are educated either at a special
school in Wood Green or at a residential school for the blind.
There are seven such children in Enfield, and they are educated
as follows:—
3 girls attending residential schools for the Blind.
4 girls attending Wood Green School for the Partially
Blind.
Deaf and Deaf-mutes.—These children attend the Tottenham
(Philip Lane) School for the Deaf. At the end of 1936, 13 children
were attending: 4 deaf-mutes, 5 suffering from acquired deafness,
and 4 suffering from motor aphasia.
Mentally Defective Children.—Twenty children were examined
under the Mental Deficiency Act (1913) during 1936.