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Several of the parents have however, refused to allow their children to
attend, as attendance at this, as at other special schools, is required until the
age of 16 years.
The care of the adult blind is a duty of the County Authority, and the
future will undoubtedly see a scheme linking the work of Local Educational
Authorities to that of the County, making for a continuity of educational
assistance for those who come under this category.
Regarding myopic or short-sighted children, it is only those who shew a
marked state of this condition, or those who shew progressive deterioration who
require different educational treatment; and it does not necessarily mean that
such a myope would remain at the school until the age of 16 years. It is
possible that the myopia may become stationary and enable the child to return
to the ordinary school.
On the other hand, there would be some who would have to be taught
Braille and whose education and special training would have to be continued
after the age of 16 is reached.
This Authority is responsible for three blind children ; one boy and two
girls at the East London Home for the Blind, Clapton.
Dental Defects.—The six sessions for dental treatment comprise three
mornings and three afternoons, one of the afternoons being devoted to
extraction under gas, Dr. Aufranc giving the anaesthetic.
Occasional sessions are spent at the schools, examining the infants and
re-inspecting those among the older children who have already been through
the Dentist's hands.
It would be a boon if all the younger children could be seen soon after
their admission to school, but that is impossible with a dentist working
half-time; as it is, only about half the schools or less are visited during the
course of a year.