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Parents are required to contribute, as far as possible, towards
the cost of the articles provided, but in 67 cases of extreme poverty
the cost was borne cither by the Care Committee or by the Education
Authority. In the majority of cases the parents succeed in
their efforts to repay by weekly instalments the whole of the
outlay incurred.
BLIND, DEAF, DEFECTIVE AND EPILEPTIC CHILDREN.
The numbers of such children vary very little from year to
year. During 1927 there were 15 children attending the special
classes for the partially blind in Wood Green, 7 the special school
for deaf children in Tottenham, 29 the joint special school for
mentally defective children, and one a special school for
epileptics. The School Medical Officer examined 28 children
reported to him as certifying officer under the Mental Deficiency
Act, and of these 11 were admitted to the joint special school.
Four of the scholars left this school during the year and all are
now in remunerative employment. Five children Were notified
to the County Council as requiring supervision, Reference to
table III. (page 17) will show how all the various types of defective
children in Hornsey are being dealt with.
STAMMERERS.
There are two classes for stammerers, a senior and junior,
and each meets twice weekly under the care of Miss Bains.
Twenty-four children have attended during the year, and of these
9 were admitted for the first time and 3 were discharged.