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Psoriasis
Defective hearing
Otorrhœa
Other conditions
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Three children were re-tested by the oculist at the
Refraction Clinic. New spectacles were prescribed in two
instances.
One new case attended the Orthopaedic Clinic. Two other
children, suffering from a deformity of the chest and spastic
diplegia respectively, who had previously been examined by
the surgeon, were kept under observation.
A child suffering from otorrhcea was seen at the Aural
Clinic and referred by the surgeon for treatment at the Health
Centre. A second child was referred for operative treatment
on account of tonsils and adenoids.
At the routine dental inspections twenty-nine children
were examined. Twenty-three of these were found to require
treatment. Seven of the children were actually treated and
made sixteen attendances at the Dental Clinic. Seven
temporary teeth and six permanent teeth were extracted.
Four general anaesthetics were administered. Four permanent
teeth were filled and four scalings and nine other operations
were carried out.
The school nurse paid twelve visits to the school. Two
hundred and forty-nine inspections were carried out. It was
not found necessary to exclude any child during these visits.
A cooked mid-day meal of excellent quality is served
at the school. On an average, eighteen children stayed for
this meal for which a charge of threepence is made. In six
cases it was found necessary to forego the amount owing to
the financial circumstances of the parents. One child
was given cod liver oil and malt in school free of charge.
Fifteen of the children received milk in school daily under
the scheme of the National Milk Publicity Council.
In addition to the routine class teaching, special attention
is paid to handicraft instruction. Carpentry, gardening,
cookery, and laundry-work are taught.
A list is kept of all retarded school children in the district.
These children are examined by the school medical
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