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A midday hot meal is provided at a charge of 4d., or
less, and any financial loss has been met out of a voluntary
fund.
The children are under the supervision of the School
Medical Officer, who, as a routine practice, examines them
at least twice each term, and certain individual cases more
frequently as circumstances require.
Dental inspection and treatment was carried out during
the year, and children needing orthopaedic treatment attend
the Red Cross Curative Post, Norbiton, under the visiting
Orthopaedic Specialist.
The following is a brief summary of the work carried
out in this Special School:—
Medical Inspections.
Regular (twice a term) 133
Special 276
Dental Inspections 35
Found to require treatment 22
Actually treated 11
Orthopaedic Treatment.
Residential 2
Non-residential 4
Defective Vision and Squint 3
Cleanliness Surveys 98
Individual children found unclean 1
Eighteen physically defective children received hampers
from the Treloar Children's Christmas Hamper Fund.
On December 21st the distribution of the hampers was
very kindly made by the Mayor and Mayoress at the Open
Air School.
EMPLOYMENT OF CHILDREN.
The School Medical Officer examines all applicants and
issues certificates as to their physical fitness.
During the year 120 school children over 12 years of
age were issued with certificates under the Byelaws
permitting their employment.