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10. Physical Training.
This is carried out in all the Schools, although there is no
organiser of physical training. Organised games also appear in the
time tables, and the older children attend the swimming baths in
the summer months for instruction in swimming.
Baths are not provided at any school, but arrangements are
made so that the older children attend the Public Baths in the
summer months. They are taught to swim as part of their
physical training.
11. Provision of Meals.
No free meals have been provided, but at the Special School
for mentally and physically defective children a mid-day meal is
prepared for all the children attending. The parents pay 1s. 6d.
per week towards the cost of these meals.
12. Co-operation of Parents, Teachers, School Attendance
Officer and Voluntary Bodies.
Before a Routine Inspection a card is sent to the parents of
the children concerned, informing them of the day and hour, and
inviting their attendance. They are also asked to state what illness
the child has had. The largest number of parents attend when
infants are being examined. Their presence is helpful, as defects
discovered at the inspection can be explained, and the necessary
treatment advised at first hand. Where parents do not attend, the
notice of any defect has to be sent by letter. In special cases
parents are asked to see the School Medical Officer at the Clinic.
The Head Teachers give a great deal of valuable assistance in
connection with medical inspections. They provide me with
monthly lists of admissions and leavers and these help to keep the
office records up to date.
As previously mentioned, they assist in seeing that glasses are
worn regularly and often are very helpful in persuading parents to
adopt the line of treatment indicated by the School Medical Officer.