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were only the first teeth "when it is pointed out to them that the
six-year-old molars (the first of the permanent set) have become
decayed.
Obviously a considerable number of parents either do not
think their childrens' teeth require attention or they cannot afford
dental fees. There is undoubtedly a certain number of parents
whose resources are taxed to provide sustenance for their children,
let alone the cost of dental treatment. It is true that when
the scheme of dental treatment launched by the Education Committee
has been in work for a few years, the majority of the bad
cases of dental caries will disappear, as they will have been caught
at an earlier and savable period.
EDUCATION OF BLIND, EPILEPTIC AND MENTALLY DEFICIENT
CHILDREN
The following cases of the above defects are at present
boarded out in the Institutions named:—
Royal Normal College for the Blind 1 boy.
Swiss Cottage Institution for the Blind 1 boy.
St. Elizabeth's Home for Epileptics,
Much Hadham 1 girl and 1 boy.
PROVISION OF MEALS.
The Education (Provision of Meals) Act as administered in
the Borough is placed outside the scope of the School Medical
Department. The School Medical Officer and his Assistant visit
the centres occasionally but take no part in the selection of
children to be fed.
This is contrary to the recommendations made by the Board
of Education in their Annual Report for 1912.
The Board point out that an effective co-ordination should
exist between the work of the provision of meals and that of the