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Clinic. For this reason, and at the parents' request, the nurse's
home and school visits are restricted to the children with visual
defects.
Defective Vision. Referred for treatment, 4. Attended the
Committee's Oculist, 2; Obtained Glasses, 2. One child was
treated privately, and obtained Glasses, and one had left school.
Of the remaining 21 children found defective at the first
examination, 10 had left school at the time of the second examination
; 7 were satisfactory; 4 were unchanged.
Recommendations were left with the Principal re the following
conditions :—
Vision, 3. Hearing, 1.
Physical Exercises for Flat Foot, 2.
The Principal, Dr. Florence Barnett, was most keen and
helpful in getting the parents to attend the inspection and to carry
out the advice given.
There is an excellent gymnasium, and special attention is
given by Miss Davidge, the Games Mistress, to children requiring
special exercises for slight deformities. The younger children
play netball and the older children play hockev, in addition to netball.
This year, 68 girls from the school went for two weeks during
the summer vacation to the Holiday Camp at Dymchurch.
These children were all examined as to cleanliness and fitness for
camp life before going.
PLAISTOW SECONDARY SCHOOL.
This School is now in its third year. All the new scholars
have been medically inspected and all those from the previous year.

Parents present at Examination:
Percentage: 80.6.
187