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Christmas School Activities included a visit to Barking Odeon,
Inter-School concerts between Faircross, Eastbury Comprehensive and
Gurney School, Newham. The Annual Dinner for senior citizens was
prepared, provided and presented by the Homecrafts Department.
Mr. R. D. Norman, Deputy Head, was seconded as Acting Headmaster
of Castle School, pending the appointment of a Headmaster for that
school. In his place Mr. C. Early became responsible for music and
our entry to the Barking Schools Music Festival earned us high praise
from the visiting adjudicator.
Visits have embraced the Science Museum, and Lullingstone Roman
Villa, Eynsford, Kent.
Our first swimming Gala was held on the 23rd July, bringing
the school year to a successful close.
I am also grateful to the Senior Physiotherapist, Mrs. A. D.
Walker for the following report on her work at the school during the
year:-
"1971 has been an extremely busy and interesting year. We had
46 children listed for regular treatment grouped as follows:
(a) 11 Spina Bifida 4 boys and 7 girls
11 Hydrocephalus, 2 have two long calipers
6 have long calipers with pelvic band.
1 walks with Canadian crutches.
6 walk with dumpers.
1 walks without sticks.
3 walk without calipers or sticks.
(b) 14 Cerebral Palsy 13 boys and 1 girl
10 walk without any aids
3 walk in walking frames
1 does not walk at all
5 boys and 5 girls
(c) 10 Asthma
2 frequent severe asthma attacks
8 moderately to mild asthma
(d) 5 Muscular Dystrophy 4 boys and 1 girl
All are wheelchair bound
(e) 3 Cystic Fibrosis 1 boy and 2 girls
(f) 1 Congenital Hip 1 girl
(g) Rheumatoid Arthritis 1 boy
(h) Congenital Heart 1 boy
The Department is adequately equipped and we have one full-time
and one part-time physiotherapists and one ancillary helper.
Our connection with Enfield Technical College has proved very
valuable. The walking frame they designed and made for us proved to
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