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of the Blind or Partially Blind School is sufficient to terminate thr
interview, for who will run the risks that the employment of the
bad-sighted entails ?
The total number of children suffering from External Eye
disease who received treatment under the Authority's schema
amounted to 1,233; 34 were treated by private endeavour. The
remainder were kept under observation by home visits, with a
view to treatment being obtained either at the School Clinic or
Hospital.
(e) NOSE AND THROAT DEFECTS.
All children recommended for operative treatment of the nose
and throat are referred to one of the following Hospitals:—Queen
Mary's Hospital, Stratford; St. Mary's Hospital, Plaistow; The
Children's Hospital, Balaam Street, Plaistow.
A total of 635 children were operated on for these conditions
under the Authority's scheme, and 41 received treatment by
Private Practitioners, or otherwise; 223 cases received other forms
of treatment.
The following are copies of Vouchers used in cases recommended
for operative treatment at the above hospitals.
WEST HAM EDUCATION COMMITTEE.
School Medical Service.
Name Age
Address
School
The above child has been recommended to attend for treatment
under current agreement at the Nose and Throat
Department of one of the following Institutions :—
Queen Mary's Hospital for the East End, Stratford
(Tuesday or Friday at 8.45 a.m.).
St. Mary's Hospital, Upper Road, Plaistow
(Thursday at 1 p.m.).
Assistant School Medical Officer,
for F. GARLAND COLLINS,
Chief School Medical Officer,
Municipal Health Offices,
Date Romford Road, Stratford, E.15.
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