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Prompt notification by these Attendance Officers of a suspicious
sore throat or rash has frequently directed attention to early cases
of Infectious Disease.
CO-OPERATION OF VOLUNTARY BODIES.
During the year the National Society for the Prevention of
Cruelty to Children rendered assistance in cases of neglect.
In cases where further help is needed the following societies render
all possible assistance: Hounslow, Heston and Whitton
Philanthropic Society; The Isleworth, Spring Grove and St. Margaret's
Philanthropic Society, The Shaftesbury Society and
Ragged School Union, and the United Services Fund.
BLIND, DEAF, DEFECTIVE AND EPILEPTIC CHILDREN.
Periodical returns are made by the teachers of children judged
to be abnormal. Arrangements are then made for a special
medical examination, and based upon this, a report is made.
During 1929, examinations were conducted in respect of 45 mentally
abnormal children. There are no schools in this District for the
defective.
During 1927 a proposal to provide a joint school for Mental
Defectives in the western part of Middlesex was agreed upon by
the Authorities concerned, and the proposal was submitted to the
Board of Education by the Middlesex Education Committee.
The matter is still under consideration by the County Council.
NURSERY SCHOOLS.
There are no nursery schools in this district.
SECONDARY SCHOOLS. CONTINUATION SCHOOLS.
The School Medical Service of the Local Education Authority
does not at present extend to these.
EMPLOYMENT OF CHILDREN AND YOUNG PERSONS.
(0 Employment of Children.
The conditions of the employment of children and young
persons in this area are regulated by Bye-Laws : Certain employments
are prohibited, and in others the hours of employment are