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measures must have in the long run an important effect upon the
approach to social problems of this character with a resultant
diminution of incidence of disease.
Emphasis has been laid upon the question of scabies by the
fact that during 1944 this disease was included among the notifiable
diseases.
Number of Cases of Scabies Treated by the School Health
Service.
Lordship Lane Health Centre 139
Park Lane Health Centre 103
Markfield Road Baths for Downhills School Clinic 132
Total 374
School for the Deaf.
This school has consolidated its work since its return to its
own premises in Philip Lane. There is great need at this school
for the modernisation of the hearing aid equipment. The limitations
of supplies during the war have prevented this, but it is a
matter which should receive prompt consideration as soon as supplies
are available, particularly having in mind the great developments
in sound research which have taken place during the war.
At the end of the year there were 55 deaf and partially deaf children
on the roll. In addition there were 20 children with severe
speech defects continuing their ordinary education while receiving
remedial instruction. (In 1945 a whole-time speech therapist was
appointed as a member of the school health service.)
School for Physically Defectives.
The School for Physically Defective Children is still housed in
the unsatisfactory temporary premises at West- Green School. It
is hoped that they may soon return to the more suitable and commodious
premises at Vale Road, where the benefits which they
receive from special instruction will be considerably augmented.
The school health visitor visits daily at this school, and the children
are under constant medical supervision by one of the Committee's
medical officers.
It cannot be said that the present arrangement is satisfactory,
but it must be claimed that the best has been made of what is