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dental treatment are sent to a school dental clinic and treated,
where possible, under the Authority's scheme. A certain number
of cases are referred for treatment at the dental department of a
local hospital. Children found with defective vision are seen by
the Authority's oculist, and assistance given in the purchase of
glasses, if necessary, as in the case of elementary school children.
During the year 1937, 213 children were medically examined at
these schools.
The following tables give some information regarding the
type of medical work which was carried out at these two schools
during the year 1937.

Two voluntary After-Care Committees sit to consider the
welfare of children who have recently left these schools.
Further progress of leavers. During the year 1937, the
number of mentally defective children who left the special schools
was 38 and the number of physically defective children was 31.
The reasons for leaving are given in Table XXVI.

Of the 9 children referred to in column 1, 6 are employed
as factory hands or errand boys, 2 are in hospital and 1 is
unemployed.
The occupations taken up by children referred to in column
415