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rare occurrence. At a re-union held at the School in December
at which 57 old scholars attended, all appeared to be in excellent
health, and only one lad was out of employment, and he only
temporarily.
In accordance with the rule of the London County Council that
all children attending their Open-air Schools should receive an
annual holiday, 20 scholars from Stormont House were sent to
Tankerton, Kent, and 54 to Rustington for a period of two weeks
during the summer.
For the children who are not making satisfactory progress,
longer periods of convalescence are readily provided by the
Council. Under this arrangement several of the children were
sent to Broadstairs during the year for periods varying from three
to six months.
In a school of this nature where the children are sub-normal in
health, the education of the particular child must always be guided
by his medical condition. It is therefore essential if there is to be
no loss of efficiency either on the educational or medical side, that
there should be close co-operation and natural good will between
the Head Teacher and the Medical Officer. We are fortunate at
Stormont House, as Mr. Bowling, the Head Teacher, is keenly
interested in the medical welfare of the children, and freely adopts
any suggestion I care to make.
The Handicraft Class run by the Hackney and Stoke Newington
Care Committee, continues its useful work in providing an interest
to patients to occupy their minds and keep them from brooding
over their condition. Incidentally it also provides a little pocketmoney,
as all articles made by patients are sold, and after deducting
the cost of materials and a small percentage for expenses, the
surplus is paid over to the worker. Patients are taught basketmaking,
artificial flower-making, glove-making, leather, bead and
pewter work or any other craft a patient may particularly desire.
The Class is now in a sound financial position thanks to the
assistance of the National Association for the Prevention of
Tuberculosis, the Alexandra Rose Day Fund, the Inner Wheel of
the Hackney Rotary Club and other local bodies, and the support
of the Mayors of Hackney and Stoke Newington.
A Sale of Work was held in October at the Town Hall, Hackney,
kindly lent for the purpose by the Mayor and Corporation, and
it is hoped to hold a further Sale during the coming year.
It is hoped that the Mayors of Hackney and Stoke Newington
will attend the Sale.
The London County Council and the Boroughs in their rehousing
schemes give preferential consideration to the tuberculous
and a number of patients have been rehoused during the year.