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CLINIC FOR EDUCATIONALLY SUB-NORMAL CHILDREN.
325 children were examined during 1949. The classifications
arrived at, together with recommendations made, are as follows—
(1) Found to be mentally defective :
(a) Found to be mentally defective and referred to
Local Authority and Occupation Centre 4
(b) Found to be mentally defective and referred to
Local Authority for Statutory Supervision 14
(c) Recommended Institutional Care and referred
to Local Authority 6
(2) Found to be educationally sub-normal :
(a) Recommended to St. Christopher's Special
School 78
(b) Recommended to Residential School 1
(c) Referred to Special Class in Ordinary
tary School 32
(d) Recommended for re-test 86
(e) Deferred for Medical Treatment 8
(f) Recommended for St. Giles' 4
(g) Recommended Epileptic Colony 1
(h) Referred back to Ordinary Elementary School 50
(3) Referred to Child Guidance Clinic 10
(4) Examined for other Authorities 4
298
Mental Tests at St. Christopher's 27
325
745 home visits have been paid to Education cases.
Physically Handicapped Children.
In addition to 151 physically handicapped children accommodated
at St. Giles' Open-air School, the Education Authority
have crippled children in the following special schools:—The
Heritage Craft School, Chailey, 1 girl; Henwick Hall, 2 boys;
St. Catharine's Home, 3 boys; Rob Roy, Speldhurst, 1 girl;
Cony Hill Residential, Margate. 1 boy; St. Margaret's (Spastic),
3 boys and 3 girls; Alexander Hospital, 1 girl; Hollins Hall
Home, 1 boy; Chidren's Seaside Home, Exmouth, 1 girl; Lillesden
School, 1 girl; West Wickham Heart Hospital, 1 boy, 1 girl;
St. Vincent's, 1 boy; St. John's, Kemp Town, 1 girl; Castlehain,
2 girls; Moor House, 1 girl; The Hall School, 1 boy; Hawkenburv,
1 boy; Ledston Hall, 1 boy; Hamilton House, 1 boy;
Sunnydene, 1 boy; Port Regis, 1 girl; St. Dominic's, 1 boy;
Brabazon House, 1 girl; Charlton, 1 boy.