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(i) DENTAL DEFECTS.
The teeth are examined by the School Doctors as a matter of
routine, and all defects referred for treatment. 114 Routines
and 23 Specials were so referred.
A special Dental Inspection is made of all children recommended
for the Open Air Schools at Fyfield and Crosby Road, and
the Ogilvie School of Recovery, Clacton. Defective teeth are put
in order before admission.
(j) CRIPPLING DEFECTS.
Marked crippling defects are seldom found among the
Elementary School children, having been previously segregated
out at the Special Schools. This may be done before school
life, on first admission to school life, or at the examination of
Exceptional children, which occurs annually.
Medical examinations are carried out from time to time for
the admission of Crippled Children to the Special Schools, and
children already on the roll are re-examined as regards fitness
for continued attendance or return to elementary schools.
The following Tables give the classification of children
medically examined with a view to admission to the two Special
Schools.