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Under Subsection 5 of Section 57 children who require supervision
by the Mental Welfare Authority have to be notified. Two
boys and one girl were so recommended in 1952.
Section 48 of the Education Act.
Under this Section of the Act it is possible to send children in
need of a short recuperative holiday to a Convalescent or Holiday
Home. This is an excellent method of dealing with children who
are very debilitated either after a severe illness, such as pneumonia,
or after a series of infections, such as whooping cough, measles and
influenza. They quickly improve with four weeks at the seaside
or in the country, and thereby reduce the number of cases which
might have to spend a long time in a day open air school. In 1952
some 91 children were sent away for from four to six weeks—
36 girls and 55 boys.
Section 56 of the Education Act.
Under this section the Local Authority is empowered to provide
education for children who are unable to attend a day or residential
school. During 1952 one child received education at home, and on the
31st December, nineteen children were receiving tuition while
long-term in-patients of Whipps Cross Hospital.
PROVISION OF MEALS.