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A girl aged 13 years and Physically handicapped At Elizabeth Fry Day
educationally subnormal School for Physically
Handicapped Pupils
A boy aged 13 years Physically handicapped At The Heritage Craft
partially deaf and Schools and Hospitals,
maladjusted Chailey, Sussex
A girl aged 16 years Educationally sub- At Birmingham Royal
normal and blind Instiute for Blind
A boy aged 14 years Educationally sub- At Condover Hall School
normal and blind
HEALTH OF CHILDREN IN NURSERY SCHOOLS AND
NURSERY CLASSES
The Authority has four nursery schools, in which the children are medically examined
each term.
Nursery Schools
Number Examined Number found to Percentage found to
require treatment require treatment
677 51 7.53
When the children were examined for the first time this year, their physical condition
was as follows:-
Number Examined Satisfactory Unsatisfactory
467 456 (99.78%) 1 (0.22%)
The conditions most frequently found are bronchitis, upper respiratory catarrh,
nose and throat conditions, and minor orthopaedic defects.
Nursery Classes
There are at present 3 nursery classes, which cater for about 90 children. These
are given a full medical examination once a year (the new children are seen in the term
following admission) while any whose health is not satisfactory are seen at least once
a term.
CONVALESCENT TREATMENT
During the year 152 children were sent to convalescent homes.
107