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Willesden 1913
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Willesden]
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As in the case of blind children, so in the case of deaf,
there are to be found children not suitable for education by
means applicable to the totally afflicted.
Many children are too deaf to be taught in a class of
hearing children in an elementary school, and come within
the definition of deaf. They are not, however, totally deaf,
and should be taught in a class specially adapted for
"hard of hearing" children.
The Mentally Defective .—Two schools for this class of children are maintained by the Education Authority, as under:—
| Name of School. | Effective accommodation, 27-i2-13 | No. on roll, 27-12-13 | No. awaiting admission, 27-12-13 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Leinster Road, Mentally Defective | 80 | 62 | 9 |
| Leopold Road, do. | 38 | 52 | 22 |
The children in these schools are inspected annually,
by Dr. G. E. Shuttleworth.
In addition to the routine inspection of children attending
the above special schools, a certain number of children
are referred to Dr. Shuttleworth for examination as to their
mental condition. Some of these are children attending the
ordinary public elementary schools without apparent benefit,
and others are children who have not begun school life on
account of alleged mental incapacity. The following Table,