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1920, and the manner in which their education is provided for.
It is the most important statistical return made by School
Medical Officers to their Education Authorities and to the Board
of Education. Every effort has been and is being made to render
this table accurate up to the end of each year.
I propose to deal at greater length with the difficult question
of defective children in my next annual report.
(b) Supervision of Mentally Defective Children not in
Special Schools. — Mentally defective children not in special
schools* are supervised at the occupation centre, Shropshire Hall,
Gladstone Avenue, Wood (Jreen. The total number in attendance
at this centre is 29, of whom (3 are from the Borough of
Hornsey.
(c) Wokk of Special Schools.—Blind children are sent to
residential schools for the blind, deaf children to the Tottenham
School for the Deaf, mentally defective children to the Joint
Special School, Oak Lodge, Finchley, and physically defective
children to special hospitals, homes or other institutions suited
to their needs.
NURSERY SCHOOLS.
There are no nursery schools in the Borough of Hornsey.
SECONDARY SCHOOLS.
Medical inspection of children attending Secondary Schools
is delegated by the Middlesex County Council to the Local Education
Authority. The work is carried out by general practitioners
in the Borough under the general supervision of the School
Medical Officer.
CONTINUATION SCHOOLS.
There is no scheme of medical inspection of pupils in attendance
at Continuation Schools.
EMPLOYMENT OF CHILDREN AND
YOUNG PERSONS.
Hornsey is not an industrial area, and there is no employment
of children or young persons in trade processes detrimental
to their health.