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importance of an orthopædic scheme, it must be understood that
I am here referring to cripple children requiring special school
facilities.
It must be borne in mind that every year children are being
referred to the Supervising Instructor in Physical Training, who
suffer from lateral curvature of the spine, round shoulders and
similar ailments.
During the past three years 311 children have been so referred.
It is obviously impossible for this officer to do all that is required
for such numbers of children, and a centre is required, equipped
with suitable apparatus and with means of treating these children
by massage and other methods.
At a subsequent meeting of the Sub-Committee on the 11th
January, 1926, the Sub-Committee decided, in view of the position
created by the issue of Board of Education Circular No. 1371,
to leave the question for further report by the Director of Education
as to the possibility of making some tentative provision for
mentally defective children under existing circumstances.
18, 19, 20. Nursery Schools, Secondary and Continuation
Schools.—Vide Annual Report, 1920.
21. Employment of School Children and Young Persons.
—From special enquiries made at the various schools during the
latter end of 1925 it was found that 170 children were employed
out of school hours. 10 children were submitted to me for medical
examination under Section III., paragraph 4, of the Byelaws
under the Provisions of Employment of Children Act, 1903, with
the following result:—
Medically fit 7
Medically fit subject to obtaining treatment 2
Ineligible for employment (under age) 1
During 1925, 2 children, examined under Section 13 of the
Education Act, 1918 (Employment of Children in Entertainments),
were found medically fit.