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Following-up is carried out by both Home and School Visits
by the Nurse and re-inspection by the Doctor. During the year
the Nurse made 165 Home Visits, and 97 Scholars were reinspected
during the year, some being examinees from the
previous year.
Treatment. The same facilities obtain as in the case of the
Elementary Schools.
Vision. 54 scholars were sent to the Oculist during the year;
42 attended. New Glasses prescribed, 40; obtained Glasses, 36;
3 were not ordered new Glasses, and 2 obtained them privately.
Tonsils and Adenoids.
Treated by operation, 6.
Attended at Clinic.
Eye Disease, 4. Skin Disease, 1.
Ear Disease, 5. Other Conditions, 2.
Throat, 2.
Received Private Treatment.
Teeth, 50. Skin Disease, 3.
Anaemia, improved, 56. Vision, 2.
(some from previous year) External Eye Disease, 2.
Ear Disease, 2. Other Conditions, 6.
Heart 2
Recommendations and Advice re individual Scholars left with
Principal as follows :—
Vision, 76. Physical Overstrain, 12.
Hearing, 1. Nervous Strain, 1.
Breathing Exercises, 17. Other, 12.
Physical Exercises, 7. •
Physical Drill is supervised by Miss Newmarsh and Sergeant
Pritchard, and special attention is given to minor spinal deformities
among the girls. The physical welfare of the scholars is
well testified by the excellent and well attended public Displays of
Drill, etc., during the year.
WEST HAM HIGH SCHOOL FOR GIRLS.
The Medical Inspection in this School is confined to
the pupils who reside in West Ham, and does not extend to
pupils in the Preparatory Department.
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