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"The general report on them is "Hardworking lads, reliable,
obedient and polite.' Of the four girls (14 years and
over) left for work, one employer reports ' they are willing
and always ready to do as asked. They do not waste time
chattering.'
"Three girls were returned to the normal schools, and
two were transferred to the Deaf Centre. Ten children were
recommended to the Occupation Centres, three children left
the neighbourhood, and one went to a convalescent home.
"Free milk and excellent dinners soon make a difference
to the physique of the new-comers. Many old boys have
been back to visit the school. Most of them are of fine
physique—a great contrast to the tiny under-sized children
they were on admission, a great reward for all the expenditure
so readily made by our sympathetic Education Committee."

(vi) Convalescent Home Treatment.—318 children were
sent away for convalescent home treatment during 1935. Included
in this number were 23 sent away in conjunction with
the Walthamstow Association of Tuberculosis Care Helpers.
There were 79 children remaining in convalescent homes and
hospital schools on December 31st, 1935.
The conditions for which children were sent included the
following:—Debility, 82; Heart disease, 33; Rheumatism, 19;
Chest Complaints, 46; Anaemia, 44; Malnutrition, 4; Nervousness,
24; After Infectious illness, 16; Various, 34; Nephritis,
6; Ear Disease, 10.
A total of 64 children were sent to the convalescent homes
or heart homes from the rheumatism clinic. The average
length of stay in all homes has been 12 weeks 5 days.