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Treatment. The same facilities obtain as in the case of the
Elementary Schools, the pupils in this case being drafted to the
Rosetta Road School Clinic.
Vision. All the vision cases were re-inspected and their
glasses found suitable.
Tonsils and Adenoids. Treatment by operation, 3.
Recommendations and advice re individual scholars left with
the Head Master as follows:
Vision 9 Hearing 1 Heart Disease 3
During the year a Drill Mistress has been appointed on the
Staff. Folk Dancing has been introduced which has stimulated
interest in Physical Training, extended the time devoted to this
subject and proved most popular with the girls.
The Head Master, Mr. C. W. Truelove, is particularly keen
on the physical welfare of the pupils and receives excellent support
from the Staff in all the Sports activities.
Artificial Sunlight Treatment
The following is a summary of a report received from Dr.
Eva Morton on West Ham School Children treated at the Sunlight
Clinic at the Children's Hospital, Balaam Street, Plaistow,
on behalf of the Education Committee:
1. No unfavourable symptoms except when dose was too prolonged
to suit any particular child, unless loss of weight occurred.
2. Tonsils and adenoids seen to if necessary also intestinal
worms, cases of malnutrition put on malt and oil.
3. Two hundred and ninety-nine children treated in 1929.
4. Seventy-five per cent. of the mothers say the children improve
and eat better, are more lively, and sleep longer. According
to a mother's report one specially bad case of Right Hemiplegia
being treated has gained more use in the right arm.
5. The teachers' reports arc very encouraging, and all say
that the children on Sunlight from their particular schools have
improved in mental alertness and the power of concentrating on
their work.
Reports from Schools.
(a) 75 per cent. of children treated show a very marked
provement.
24 per cent. of children treated show marked improvement.
1 per cent. of children treated show very little difference.
(b) 99 per cent. of children treated show marked
ment, and, it was noted, bright mentally. One boy
showed great advancement in school work.
1 per cent. of children treated showed no difference.
(c) 100 per cent. of children treated showed marked
ment; the teacher considers Sunlight extremely beneficial,
and had noted improvement in the genera!
condition of all the children who had had the treatment.
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