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II. Education Cases.
The mentally defective children under the care of the Education
Committee number 119. Of these 83 are either attending or
have been certified as suitable for Grangewood Special M.D.
School. The Deputy School Medical Officer examines school
children who are reported as backward or abnormal on two afternoons
each week. During the year, 146 such examinations have
been made and 108 new cases were tested. Of these new cases 31
were certified as mentally defective, 44 were reported to be dull and
backward, 10 were returned as normal, 15 were referred to hospitals
or school clinics for physical treatment before further examination,
and 8 were to be tried at ordinary school for a time before reexamination
and diagnosis.
Periodical visits were paid to Grangewood Special School by
the Medical Officers, when special examinations were made to test
progress in individual cases. The total number of visits paid to
Education cases by the Mental Deficiency Visitor was 941.
During the year 11 Education cases attained 16 years of age,
and so passed to the care of the Statutory Committee, and 6 children
under 16 were transferred to the Statntory list as Ineducable. Two
Education cases (one boy and one girl), were sent to Monyhull
Residential School in December, one child among the Education
cases died in November, and one left the Borough.
Five boys and one girl, pupils at the Special School, have, on
the recommendation of the medical officer, been allowed to leave
before the age of 16 in order to take up work at home.
Of the 146 children who were examined, 38 were special
examinations at Grangewood Special M.D. School.
Of 108 new cases examined—
A 31 were certified as mentally defective.
B 44 were found to be dull and backward.
(10 retarded under 2 years).
(17 ,, 2 years).
7 „ 2—3 years).
10 ,, 3 years and over 3).
C 10 were found to be of average intelligence.
D 15 were referred for physical treatment.
E 8 were referred for school observation, and some
education before diagnosis.