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As in previous years, the co-operation of the National Society for
the Prevention of Cruelty to Children proved particularly helpful to
the School Medical Service. When other measures fail a visit from
the officer of that Society usually suffices to create in a recalcitrant parent
a sense of his responsibility towards his own children.
BLIND, DEAF, DEFECTIVE AND EPILEPTIC
CHILDREN.
The model regulations of the Board of Education for the detection
of these children are in operation and work satisfactorily. A summary
of the children coming under this heading is given in Table III of the
Appendix.
Information concerning these children is received from parents,
attendance officers, teachers, school nurses, health visitors, from other
authorities where there has been change of address, and also from hospitals
and institutions. This method of obtaining information is so comprehensive
that there are practically no exceptional children in the
district who have not come under the observation of the School Medical
Department.
Blind Children.
At the end of the year 1937 there were 2 blind and 15 partially
children, and these were accommodated at:—
East London School for the Blind 2
Lordship Lane Day School for the Partially Blind 15
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The Committee's Ophthalmic Surgeon has all children with defective
vision under his care and supervision.
Deaf Children.
There were 20 cases of children too deaf to be taught at an elementary
school and these were accommodated at:—