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Another child, F.D., aged 14, is suffering from infantile
paralysis and is also mentally weak. Her intellectual powers
are considerably below the normal standard, and the lameness
is increasing, but as the child lives near the Rothschild Road
School she is able to continue school attendance there by
special arrangement with the Head Mistress.
Deaf Children in the district attend the Ackmar Road
School under the London County Council. Six children from
Acton are attending this School.
Blind Children attend the Blind School in Edinburgh
Road. At present one child from the district is attending this
School and another child who was being kept under observation
has left the district.
A girl who was suffering from progressive myopia and
attending Moorfields Hospital has sufficiently improved to
enable her to attend Beaumont Park Girls' School instead of
the school in Edinburgh Road.
Dumb Children are also sent to special schools. In one
case arrangements are being made with the Brentford Education
Committee with regard to a dumb child who attends Turnham
Green R.C. School though living in Brentford district.
In another case a child is dumb but also mentally deficient
and it is doubtful whether much educational improvement
would result from sending this child to a Special School.
Physical Exercises. Physical exercises are taught in the
schools in accordance with the syllabus of Physical Exercises
provided by the Board of Education. Drill is given twice a
week in two half hour lessons and generally speaking appears
to be well taught.
In some of the schools variation on the usual exercises is
obtained by using wands, Indian clubs and Morris dances. These
seem much appreciated by the children especially in those
schools where the scholars possess suitable clothing and well