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constructed shelters built in the playground: whilst in
severe weather the children are taught in lofty class
rooms in the main building. The daily routine is
divided into times for work, rest and exercise under
the close supervision of the Head Mistress, who also
controls the diet, each child having an allowance of
milk during the morning and a good mid-day meal
consisting of meat, vegetables and pudding, with fresh
fruit occasionally in season.
These men is are excellent in quality and wellcooked
: the kitchen and dining rooms are clean and
both food and utensils are periodically inspected by
the Tuberculosis Officer.
If necessary, cod-liver oil, malt extracts, virol and
other special medicaments are ordered individually.
Under this regime very satisfactory results are obtained,
and during the past year the school-children have (with
but very few exceptions) made most satisfactory
progress.
The Head Mistress is also to be congratulated on
her success in placing certain of the school "leavers" in
suitable situations.
Treatment by Artificial Sunlight (Ultra-violet
Rays) is not provided under the Borough scheme : but
occasionally cases which have been under the Dispensary
or at the Open-air School, are recommended for
this form of treatment at the Victoria Hospital for
Children, Tite Street, where the irradiation is carried
out under the supervision of the Physician and Departmental
Staff.
CONVALESCENCE THROUGH THE INVALID CHILDREN'S
AID Association.
This Association continues to give the greatest
possible help in dealing with many children who,
although originally sent up for examination at the
Tuberculosis Dispensary, are not found to be suffering
from clinically recognisable disease, but are very debili-