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In addition, milk has been given to necessitous and ill-nourished children
during the year: this is warmed on the school premises and given during the
morning. Altogether 81 children are now receiving this, and a total of 5,745
pints have been given—roughly a pint makes three cupfulls.
Co-operation between all those dealing with the school child has, as in
past years, been carried out whole-heartedly, and I here take the opportunity
of thanking all, including those on my own staff, who have helped to facilitate
the work of the School Medical Service.
Head Teachers and their Staff are always ready to assist, Mr. Yarrow the
Superintendent of the Attendance Department and his Staff are equally
willing, and I think that the majority of the parents realise that we seek the
child's good, and are ready to co-operate.
After-care.—The Education Committee have recently taken over these
duties, and have appointed a Special Sub-Committee to be known as the
Juvenile Employment Committee, and constituted from various bodies. The
representatives of the Committee are six in number, of whom two are women,
and there are 12 representatives from seven other bodies.
This Committee deals with boys and girls under 18 years of age with
regard to the choice of suitable employment and unemployment insurance and
exercise their powers under Section 107 of the Education Act, 1921, and
Section 6 (1) and Section 6 (2) of the Unemployment Insurance Act, 1923.
THE DEFECTIVE CHILD.
The educational facilities for the blind and the partially blind made by this
Committee have been previously given under defective vision and squint.
For the deaf and dumb there is a special school at Tottenham to which
our scholars travel by tram—about 15 minutes' ride—under the care of a guide.
This school has been rebuilt during the past year and has now
accommodation for 80 children and serves the needs for Tottenham and four
other districts. We have six boys and eight girls in attendance.
The mentally defective go by tram to Nassau House, Enfield Highway,
under the charge of two guides, one picking up the children at the Northern
end, and one at the Southern end of the District.