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Attendance Officers or by the Health Visitors-School Nurses, to
the Medical Officer, who examines the children either at home
or at his office.
During 1925, 34 new cases came under observation, making
a total of 149 with old cases under observation from 1924. 19
children were examined with a view to admission to the Queen's
Road Special School, and 12 were admitted. 3 children were
notified to the Local Control Authority during the year—1
as imbecile and 2 as incapable of being educated in a Special
School without detriment to other scholars. 89 cases remain
under observation at the end of the year.
12 cases of "minor" epilepsy remain under observation.
2 cases of severe epilepsy were permitted to return to ordinary
elementary school, having improved under treatment. 47
physically defective children were examined, and 2 were
admitted to special residential schools.
Queen's Road Special School:—At the end of 1924 there
were 32 boys and 23 girls on the roll of this school. 9 boys and
3 girls were admitted after examination, and 2 boys were readmitted
for further trial. 7 boys and 5 girls were passed out
during the year, leaving a roll of 36 boys and 21 girls at the
end of 1925.
All the children were examined medically during the
year, and careful supervision is exercised over physical and
dental defects.
Of the children leaving school, 2 were passed back into
ordinary public elementary schools as "backward" only, 2
left the district, and the remainder are in suitable employment
under the supervision of the After-care Committee. During the
year, 2 former pupils (male) of this school, came under police
supervision for theft. Both were placed in suitable institutions.
Secondary and Continuation Schools come under the
County Education Authority.
Employment of Children and Young Persons:—Children
of school-age desiring employment before or after school hours
are subject to a special medical examination before a certificate
is granted. Special bye-laws, founded on the model byelaws
recommended by the Home Office, are strictly enforced,
and special officers are employed to see that the bye-laws are
observed. In the Wimbledon area, school children are practically
employed in two occupations only—newspaper and milk
delivery. 98 children (83, "paper delivery"; 13, "milk
delivery," and 2 "errand boys") were passed physically fit.
3 children were also medically examined under the "Entertainments
Regulations.''
Medical reports and assistance are also furnished in helping
scholars leaving school to obtain suitable employment.
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