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education at an ESN school. The remainder included 14 (21) recommended
for open air schools. Other examinations included 387 (396) secondary
school pupils seeking employment and 444 (513) wishing to go on school
journeys.
HANDICAPPED PUPILS.
There are no special schools for the education of handicapped pupils
in the area, but a total of 297 (288) children requiring special
educational treatment attended schools in other boroughs, and 87 (86) were
placed in boarding schools. Included in these numbers were 28 (22)
physically handicapped children in attendance at day schools and 5 (9) in
boarding schools. Attending ordinary schools were 70 (53) epileptic
children, 87 (82) with orthopaedic and postural defects, 14 (13) suffering
from diabetes , 27 (22) from rheumatism, 169 (127) from asthma, 12 (1)
cerebral and spastic cases, and 16 (15) with eye diseases other than
refractions and squints.
The number of maladjusted children referred to the Problem Case
Conference was 172 (124). Of this number, 54 (45) were referred to Child
Guidance Clinics. There were two tutorial classes for maladjusted
children and 30 (36) children were recommended for them from Case Conference.
CLINICS.
Vision.
Total attendances numbered 2,341 (2,648) at 172 (189) sessions held
during the year.
New cases attending during the year numbered 1,075 (1,236).
1 (1) totally blind child was being educated in a boarding
establishment and 11 (11) children with partial sight in a special school.
Hearing.
Audiometry.
During the year, 4,351 (4,813) children in ordinary schools were
given the "Sweep" tests by the nursing sisters.
Details of the results are shown with the following table
Boys
Girls
Total
Sweep Test
Number tested
2,282
2,069
4,351
Number passed
2,126
2,047
4,173
Number failed
156
122
278
Pure Tone Test of Sweep Test Failures
Number tested
110
83
193
Number passed
36
30
66
Number failed and referred to Otologist
74
53
127
Other Pure Tone Tests (including
Hospital care)
Number tested
217
152
369
Number passed
108
75
183
Number failed and referred to Otologist
83
75
158