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A Mantoux— as well as a Heaf Puncture— Test is undertaken in
every case, and where there is a positive reaction the child is referred
to the Barking Chest Clinic for X-ray.
Below are given some statistics relating to this service:—
Number to whom offered 998
Number tuberculin tested after parents' consent had been
received 675
Heaf Mantoux
Positive result 96
Negative result 579 589
Number who received B.C.G. 578
HANDICAPPED PUPILS
At the end of the year there were 198 pupils at Faircross Special
School distributed as follows:—
Barking Other Districts
E.S.N. Section 34 87
Open Air Section 38 39
E.S.N. Section
During the year 7 children left the E.S.N. Section on ceasing to be
of compulsory school age (1 Barking and 6 out-of-district)—all were
recommended for supervision by the Local Health Authority under
Section 57(5) of the Education Act, 1944.
Three children (1 Barking and 2 Ilford) were found to be
ineducable and recommended for action under Section 57(3) of the
Education Act, 1944.
One Barking child was found incapable of receiving education at
school on the ground that it is inexpedient that he should be educated
in association with other children, and recommended for action under
Section 57(4) of the Education Act, 1944.
Three Ilford children were no longer considered to require special
educational treatment— two returned to ordinary schools and one,
aged 15, was allowed to leave school.
Three children (2 Ilford and 1 Romford) were transferred to
Residential Schools.
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