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Thus, of the 28 children who had not less than 95 percent.
haemoglobin after treatment, 23 had six or more months' treatment,
3 had between four and six months' treatment, and only 2 had less
than four months' treatment. Of the 33 children who were still
anaemic after treatment, 14 had six or more months' treatment,
10 had between four and six months' treatment and 9 had less than
four months' treatment.
Though the series of cases here described is a small one as yet,
the fact that only 46 percent. of ansemic children were cured by
artificial sunlight and that 82 percent. of these children had four
or more months' treatment suggests that artificial sunlight is not a
method of treatment to be recommended for hypochromic anaemia.
Large doses of iron would have cured the anaemia of all these
children in a short period of time.
PHYSICALLY AND MENTALLY DEFECTIVE CHILDREN.
Mentally Defective Children:
Statutory Medical Examinations.
During the year, some 84 children were referred for statutory
medical examination.
As the result of examination these 84 children were classified
as follows :—
Idiots 0
Imbeciles 4
Moral defectives 0
On attaining 16 years of age—for supervision under
the M.D. (Notification of Children) Regulations 15
Certified to Local Education Authority as feebleminded
13
Remained under certificate 19
Certificate withdrawn 2
Dull and backward 21
Backward 3
Borderline cases—to be re-assessed in six months 6
Normal 1
84
Knotts Green Special School for Mental Defectives.
Admitted 13
Discharged 24
On roll at end of year 75