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St. Paul's. The Mechanics' Institute (L.N.E.R.).
Custom House. The Bancroft Hall.
St. James'. Hanford Memorial Hall.
West Ham Church Boys. The School Clinic, Stratford.
Application has recently been made for the children of Colegrave
Road School to be examined at the Mechanics' Institute
(L.N.E.R.).
SCOPE OF THE SCHOOL MEDICAL SERVICE.
The School Medical Service participates in the followingactivities
:—
(1) Medical Inspection in Elementary Schools (Routine and
Specials).
(2) "Following up" of children found defective.
(3) Cleanliness Surveys (Five Special Duty Nurses engaged).
(4) Treatment of Minor Ailments (four Clinics).
(5) Dental Inspection and Scheme of Treatment (four full-
time Dental Surgeons, four Clinics).
(6) Treatment of Visual Defects (two part-time Ophthalmic
Surgeons; three afternoons per week).
(7) Operative Treatment of Tonsils and Adenoids by
ment with two local Hospitals. During the year application
was successfully made for this treatment to be
undertaken at the Balaam Street Children's Hospital,
and this work is now being carried out.
(8) X-Ray Treatment of Ringworm (1) by local Radiologist;
(2) by arrangement with the London Hospital.
(9) Provision of meals to necessitous children.
(10) Provision of Surgical Instruments and Appliances to Crippled
Children.
(11) Convalescence of debilitated children.
(12) Juvenile Employment.
(13) Open Air Education. (1) Residential Open Air School for
80 Boys at Fyfield. (2) Day Open Air School, Crosby
Road, for 60 Girls. (3) Fifteen allocated beds for Girls
at the Ogilvie School of Recovery, Clacton-on-Sea. (4)
A Holiday Camp during the Summer Vacation at the
Seaside.
A Residential Open-Air School for 60 girls is in course of
construction at Fyfield.
(14) Class for Stammering Children.
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