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The number of physically defective children in attendance at
the cripple class was 41; 9 cases left the class on attaining the
age of 16 years. The School Medical Officer examined and certified
18 cases suitable for admission to the cripple class, in addition
to one case certified and allowed to continue at ordinary
elementary school.
(b) There are no educable mentally defective children in the
district for whom the Education Authority is responsible and who
are not either at the Special School or in residential institutions.
Ineducable mentally defective children of school age come
within the responsibility of the Essex County Council, who
through the Essex Voluntary Association have begun in a small
way an occupation centre for these children in this district.
(c) The question of the after-care of mentally defective
children, i.e., after attaining the age of 16 years becomes the
statutory duty of the Local Control Authority, and is carried out
by the Essex County Council who arrange for guardianship or
institutional care in necessary cases.
No provision up to the present has been made for the after-care
of blind or deaf children or cripples, although in the case of the
two latter, an occupation centre might with advantage be formed
with the object of their being employed at certain periods during
the week, either in order to learn the rudiments of a trade, such
as boot-mending or basket-making, or merely finding them a
form of temporary employment which would ensure some small
monetary return.
(18) NURSERY SCHOOLS.
There are no nursery schools in the district.
(19) SECONDARY SCHOOLS.
The only secondary school in the district is the Abbey School,
under the Essex County Council. Arrangements exist wherein
routine inspection is carried out by the School Medical Officer of