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The site is very healthy, being situated on the borders of Epping
Forest, and the building is quite commodious and suitable, being
built as a War Hospital and later used as a convalescent Annexe
to our Isolation Hospital.
Mr. Whitchurch Howell has Surgical care of the children.
15. SCHOOL JOURNEY.
Last year 25 children from the Myope Centre spent an enjoyable
and beneficial fortnight's holiday at Swanage at a total cost of
£68 Is., or £2 14s. 5d. per child, which cost is entirely defrayed by
the Education Committee.
16. PHYSICAL TRAINING.
A full time instructor in physical training has been appointed
during the year for the benefit of the boys in both Central Schools.
There is also a part time instructress for the girls in the Central
Schools.
The teachers in the ordinary elementary schools carry out
the physical training of the children.
Lessons in swimming are under the supervision of an instructress
for the girls, the male teachers undertaking the work for the
boys. There is a swimming Committee on which teachers arc
represented, and the annual Swimming Gala in September is one
of the features of school life in the Area.
N.S.P.C.C.—The Board of Education has sanctioned the giving
by our Education Committee of £2 2s. per annum to the Nationa
Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Children. The following
is an account of the work undertaken
No. of Cases Nature of Offence How dealt with
20 Neglect 16 By warning and
Ill-treatment 2 supervision
Exposure 2
Number of children involved—Boys 23, Girls 33. Total 56.
All these children were of school age, and in connection with
the families visited there were many younger children some bordering
on school age, and in addition to the neglect of the children
themselves it was often found that the surroundings were dirty and
insanitary, especially the sleeping apartments and beds, and were