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six years of age. On examination, no sign of feeble-mindedness
is shown, but the child is backward for her age; so she has been
kept in an ordinary school in the class suited to her attainments,
and has made fair progress there.
A. G., aged seven, had never been to school. He appeared
to be a border-line case between feeble-mindedness and imbecility,
and was quite unsuited for an ordinary class. Failing a special
school, this child has remained at home, but it is possible that
the L.C.C. would have considered him ineducable.
V. D., aged 11, formerly attended a special school in Clerkenwell,
and was backward rather than mentally defective. He is
in attendance at one of the Council's schools, but makes very
little progress.
Cleft, Palate.
One child, L. McC., who was found during medical inspection
to be suffering from cleft palate, has been admitted to the Royal
Free Hospital, under Mr. James Berry, F.R.C.S., and has undergone
two operations there. Her condition is now much improved.
Blind Children.
Two blind children attend the Blind School in Edinburgh
Road, and one is in a residential school for the blind at
Southsea. There are three cases of progressive myopia in the
district; one of these is in attendance at Moorfields Hospital, and
two are under the observation of the School Oculist. One of
these children is excluded from school; in the other case arrangements
have been made with the head teacher that the child does
on fine work, or anything involving strain to the eyes.
One child, R.E., who was noted in last year's report as
suffering from progressive myopia, was drowned in the river at
Kew during the summer holidays.