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from recurring attacks of asthma, whilst a number showed
evidence of malnutrition which justified their being classified
in Group D.
(c) Crippled Children. At the end of December, there
were four crippled children at Certified Special Schools, seven
attending public elementary schools, and one at no school or
institution.
The four cases at Certified Special Schools were at the
following institutions:—
St. Nicholas' and St. Martin's Orthopaedic
Hospital and Special School, Pyrford 1
Frogmore Road (L.C.C.) P.D. School 1
Heritage Craft Schools, Chailey 2
Two children who had been undergoing orthopædic
treatment were discharged during 1938, one from the St.
Nicholas' and St. Martin's Orthopædic Hospital and Special
School, Pyrford, and one from St. Vincent's Orthopaedic
Hospital, Pinner.
Six of the seven crippled children in the public elementary
schools attended the Orthopaedic Clinic and were periodically
examined by the surgeon.
In 1935, arrangements were made, with the approval of
the Board of Education, for a physically defective child
suffering from a large meningocele to be educated in his
own home by a teacher provided by the Education Committee.
This boy, on account of his physical condition, is
unsuitable for attendance at either a day or residential
special school. During 1938 his general condition showed
improvement and it was found that he was deriving considerable
benefit from the education he is receiving.
(d) Children with Heart Disease. At the end of 1938,
two boys, one with rheumatic heart disease and the other with
a severe congenital heart, were at the following institutions:—
Frogmore Road (L.C.C.) Special School 1
St. John's Open Air School, Woodford Bridge 1
Two other children, suffering from rheumatism or
chorea with cardiac complications, were discharged from
Certified Special Schools during the course of the year. One
of these was discharged from the Children's Heart Home,
Lancing, and the other from the Children's Heart Home, West
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