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The following help was afforded to children who were found to
require it :—
Fifteen children were sent to residential schools for physically
defective children.
Six children were supplied with surgical instruments.
The Enfield Children's Care Committee assisted by supplying
boots to school children.
DEATHS AMONGST SCHOOL CHILDREN.
There were 4 deaths among school children during the year.
The causes were as follows :—
1 Heart Disease.
1 Peritonitis.
2 Accidents.
PROVISION OF MEALS.
Meals are provided for necessitous children at the following
centres :—
St. Luke's Institute, Enfield.
Merryhills School.
Durants Special School.
The Dining Room, St. Mark's Road, Bush Hill Park.
During 1941, 20,698 dinners were provided.
1,925,715 J-pint bottles of milk were provided and paid for,
and 43,664 were provided free.
BLIND, DEAF, EPILEPTIC AND MENTALLY
DEFECTIVE CHILDREN.
There are two blind children in Enfield and they are attending
Residential Schools for the Blind.
Nine children are in attendance at Philip Lane School for the
Deaf, Tottenham ; these may be classified as follows :—
6 suffering from acquired deafness.
3 suffering from motor aphasia.