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Some Cases dealt with during the Year.
A. Aged 7. A very small girl for her age. At first this girl wept
at every meal. The sight of food really sickened her. She
was patiently fed with tiny portions. As strength increased,
smiles came instead of tears, and now she can eat without
persuasion a moderate meal.
B. Aged 8. A frightened child, who would not come to school
without her mother, nor answer when spoken to. In three
weeks she ventured to say "Hullo!" Then she began to play
with other children. In four months' time she was sufficiently
recovered to return to the ordinary school.
C. Aged 13. This girl has digestive trouble.. When first she
came she could not play with other children nor eat without
weeping. She can now, after four months, answer questions
intelligently, and play in a normal fashion. She goes about
cheerfully, and is much improved in general health.
D. Aged 13. One of the most helpless children we have had in
the school. Her nerves were so weak that dental treatment
had to be deferred. A year ago she had to be brought in by
her mother every morning. This girl is now a prefect. Dental
treatment is completed. She helps the younger children very
nicely. She can take messages, and generally conducts herself
like an ordinary schoolgirl.
E. Aged 8. This child walked very badly, and was found to
have flat feet. She was sent for treatment to the Children's
Hospital, Balaam Street, and practised remedial exercises at
school. Her feet are now cured. She continues the exercises
and walks quite well.
(f) The Local Authority retains ten beds at the Ogilvie
School of Recovery, Clacton-on-Sea. The selected cases are
delicate girls found at Medical Inspection, or notified by the Head
Teacher to the School Medical Officer. The children are examined
prior to admission, and periodic reports are received from the
school. During the year three girls were admitted and eight returned,
all considerably benefited.
The Authority has a Residential School for 80 Boys and 60
Girls, situated at Fyfield, Ongar, Essex. This School provides all
the essentials for out-door education, comprising fresh air, abundant
food, ample rest, physical exercises and games in the open.
The children are selected by the School Medical Staff, and examined
before admission. They are also visited by an Assistant
School Medical Officer once a fortnight, when all the boys and
girls are re-inspected, and height and weight noted.
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