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(h) ORTHOPAEDIC AND POSTURAL DEFECTS.
All cases found to require treatment are advised to go to
Hospital. The Authority have an arrangement with a local
Children's Hospital for Orthopaedic In-Patient and Out-Patient
treatment, and undertake financial responsibility for all such cases
sent there. The Committee also from time to time maintain
special cases at Orthopaedic Hospital Schools approved by the
Board. (See Table IV., Group IV., of the Appendix.)
Any children found with minor Postural defects are noted on
the Special Confidential list left with Head Teachers. Recommendations
regarding any definite exercises and forms of drill are
given according to the nature of the defect.
(i) HEART DISEASE AND RHEUMATISM.
T here is no special Clinic for the treatment of Heart Disease
and Rheumatism. Children found at Routine Inspections and
special examinations, and cases referred through private practitioners
and Hospitals arc examined by the Chief Assistant School
Medical Officer, and those cases found to require periods of stay
at Heart Hospital Schools, etc., are recommended accordingly,
the Committee accepting responsibility for maintenance.
(j) TUBERCULOSIS.
All definite cases of Tuberculosis found by Assistant School
Medical Officers are notified to the Medical Officer of Health.
Suspicious cases are always referred to the Tuberculosis Officer
for examination and report. The number of cases so referred
amounted to 37.
The Council have a special Children's Sanatorium at Langdon
Hills, Essex, with accommodation for 40 children. The Tuberculosis
Officer is responsible for all children who are admitted to
and discharged from this Institution.
Following is a complete list of Tuberculous children having
Institutional treatment.
Langdon Hills Children's Sanatorium 41
Heritage Craft Schools, Chailey 1
Sir William Treloar's Home, Alton 8
Hastings Home and Residential School 1
In addition there was one out-of-school case of Tuberculosis
at the end of December, 1936.
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