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The School of Recovery cases sent by the Education Committee
through the I.C.A.A. (Headquarters) cost the Authority
£1 8s. 6d. per week per case.
The 40 cases referred from the School Medical Department
to the local I.C.A.A. received convalescent treatment totalling
216 weeks. The total cost of this treatment was £151 17s., the
average length of stay per child was 5 weeks, and the average
cost per case was £3.
(f) Day Special Schools for Physically Defective
Children
There are no Schools of this type in the Borough,
10. PHYSICAL TRAINING.
Physical training has been continued on the lines reported
last year and is a highly satisfactory feature of the educational
system in East Ham.
11. PROVISION OF MEALS.
During the year 134,750 meals were provided for children, as
compared with 130,749 in 1937.
The Medical Officers and School Nurses visit the various
feeding centres periodically. On these occasions the quality of
the food and the preparation, distribution and service of the meals
have been satisfactory.
12. SCHOOL BATHS.
There are no baths used at the schools for the bathing of
school children.
13. CO-OPERATION OF PARENTS.
During the year 1938 the number of parents who were present
at the routine medical inspections was 3,710 (4,201 in 1937), that
is, 83.8 per cent. of the cases examined (72.3 per cent. in 1937).