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The following table shows the categories of handicaps and number of
pupils receiving special education in day schools in the London Borough
of Hammersmith. These schools serve much of the West of London and accordingly
many of the pupils are not residents of Hammersmith.
Type of Handicap
School
No. of Pupils
Delicate Wood Lane School 171
Partially-sighted John Aird School 113
Deaf Ackmar Road School 66
Partially-hearing Units in - (1) Holman Hunt School 32
(2) Hammersmith County
School and Christopher
Wren 11
Physically handicapped Queensmill School 37
Educationally subnormal Elizabeth Burgwin School 191
" " Wedgwood School 113
" " St. Huberts School 188
Maladjusted (including
unit for 5 autistic
children) Northcroft School 76
(37 pupils are accommodated at Palingswick Hostel for diabetic children
and attend day schools in the neighbourhood).
Educationally Subnormal Children
Under Section 34 of the Education Act, 1944, it is the duty of a local
education authority to discover which children over the age of two years
require special educational treatment as handicapped pupils. Of the various
categories of handicapped pupils, the educationally subnormal is the largest.
182(169) pupils were examined under this Section on account of a disability
of mind or any other condition which might necessitate special educational
treatment; 166(157) children were examined for suspected disability
of the mind and of these 60 (52) were recommended as fit to continue
to attend ordinary school, 104(105) were recommended for placement in a
school for educationally subnormal pupils and 2 with dual handicaps were
recommended for Lingfield Special School and open air day school respectively.
The remaining 16 (12) were examined because of their physical handicaps;
6(5) were recommended for day school for the physically handicapped,
1(4) for boarding school for the physically handicapped and 9(3) for home
tuition.
Children Unsuitable for Education at School
Section 57 of the Education Act, 1944, (as amended by the Mental Health
Act 1959), deals with the examination and reporting to the local education
authority of children considered unsuitable for education at school.
19 (14) children were examined under this Section, Of these 13(12)
children were recommended to attend a Mental Health training centre and
6(2) were recommended for community care only.
Recuperative Holidays
Arrangements are made for recuperative holidays for school children
in need of rest, fresh air and good food, under the Education Act 1944,
without charge to the parents,
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