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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 169
Partially-Sighted John Aird School 131
Deaf Ackmar Road School 63
Partially-Hearing Units in-(1) Holman Hunt School 28
(2) Hammersmith
County School and
Christopher Wren 4
Physically-Handicapped Queensmill School 47
Educationally - Subnormal
Elizabeth Burgwm School 180
" " Wedgwood School 166
" " St. Roberts School 177
Maladjusted (including
unit for 5 autistic
children) Northcroft School 71
(30 pupils are accomodated 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.
165 (175) pupils were examined under this Section on account of a
disability of mind or any other condition which might necessitate special
educational treatment. 140 (151) children were examined for suspected
disability of the mind and of these 52 were recommended as fit to continue to
attend ordinary school, 78 were recommended for placement in a school for
educationally~subnormal pupils and 10 were recommended for community care.
The remaining 25 (24) were examined because of their physical handicaps.
12 were recommended for boarding open-air school, 6 for day open-air school,
2 for day school for the physically-handicapped and 5 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. 16 (24)
children were examined under this Section. Of these, 7 children were
recommended to attend a mental health training centre, 3 were recommended
for a special care unit, and 6 were recommended for community care only.
Recuperative Holidays
Arrangements are made under the Education Act 1944, for recuperative
holidays, without charge to the parents, for school children in need of rest,
fresh air and good food.
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