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RETURN OF EXCEPTIONAL CHILDREN.
On Table 3 will be found a return of all exceptional children
in the area. The notes which accompany the Table will explain
what otherwise might appear to be certain discrepancies. The
figures in the Table refer to the conditions which obtain at the end
of the year.
Blind.
There are 2 children at certified schools for the Blind, 1 boy
and 1 girl. Both children attend schools maintained by the London
County Council. There is also 1 boy who attends a private school.
This boy used to attend one of the Council schools, but was examined
and excluded from an ordinary school on account of High Myopia.
The Committee made arrangements for his attendance at one of the
L.C.C.'s Special Schools, and he attended there for some time, but
very irregularly. The parents then withdrew the boy from the
school and he now attends a private school. We had to acquiesce
in these arrangements and the result may be most unfortunate for
the boy. One girl is not in school, but she has only recently reached
the age of 7 years and has come into the district recently. She was
referred to the School Clinic by one of the London Hospitals and is
kept under observation, and has so far been excluded from an elementary
school.
Deaf.
There are 4 girls in certified schools for the Deaf. 3 of these
are at Oak Lodge Residential School, and the other attends the
Ackmar Road Special School. There are 3 others attending elementary
schools in the district, but all are under 7 years of age.
There are 2 others who attend an elementary school in the district,
they are kept under observation, as recently the deafness has increased.
One of them will probably have to attend soon at a school
for the Deaf.
Mentally Defective.
Under this heading are 44 children who attend the Special
School, and 27 in attendance at the public elementary schools. A
word of explanation is necessary regarding the latter. At some of
our schools, there are classes for backward children, and where
necessary the teachers select children from these classes for admission
to the Special School. Owing to unforseen circumstances,
no admissions were made to the Special School in the last term
of the year, and these 27 herein included are awaiting examination
with a view to admission to the Special School.