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14. FULL-TIME COURSES OF HIGHER EDUCATION
FOR BLIND, DEAF, DEFECTIVE AND
EPILEPTIC STUDENTS.
The Authority for the provision of such courses is the
Essex County Council.
15. NURSERY SCHOOL.
The routine medical supervision is the same as detailed in
previous reports, except that all children are now seen by
the School Nurse before being admitted to the School.
Miss Richards has kindly contributed the following report
on the work of the Nursery School during 1935:—
"The outstanding features of the year are the improved
health amongst the children attending the Nursery School,
and the better attendance which, especially during the winter
months, has shown distinct improvement upon previous years.
There have been fewer colds and, with a few isolated cases,
the school has been free from infectious disease.
"Dr. Wilson, from the Board of Education, who visited
during the year, was very much impressed with the fact that
most of the children looked so well nourished. Both Dr.
Clarke, who medically examined the children, and Miss
Hathorn, who examined their teeth during the year, remarked
upon the general good health of the children, and the condition
and development of their teeth, and they attributed
this to the diet which the children are receiving and to the
daily dose of cod liver oil emulsion. Certain of the children,
who show signs of anaemia and malnutrition when they first
come to the school, are now being given Roboleine on the
doctor's recommendation, and their appetite and health have
improved considerably.
"Following the recommendation of the dietitian, an additional
meal at 3.30 p.m. (before the children go home) has
been introduced.
"I feel sure that this innovation, together with the laying
of cork linoleum on the playroom floors and the addition of
new and thicker blankets for the children during their afternoon
naps have done much to help them to resist the cold
weather.
"I am pleased to be able to state that those parents whose
children show minor dental defects have responded very much
better this year in agreeing to their having dental treatment,
and have also shown their willingness to co-operate with the