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163
Allowed to leave for special reasons 10
Certified as ineducable 6
Died 4
30
All the children—with the exception of one, who lives close :o
the school—receive at the school a hot mid-day meal, consisting of
hot meat or fish and two vegetables or thick soup with potatoes,
followed by suet or milk pudding. The physical condition of each
child is tested once in six months, and the mental condition once in
twelve months, a medical officer visiting the school at frequent
intervals for the purpose.
Clinic for Mentally Defective Children.
108 children were examined at the Clinic held at the Town
Hall, this involving 129 examinations, with the following results:
1.—(a) Certified as mentally defective 35
(b) Confirmed as mentally defective 11
2.—Found to be dull and backward 35
(retarded 1-2 years, 11; retarded 2-3 years, 17;
over 3 years, 7).
3.—Found to be of normal intelligence 7
4.—Found to be physically defective only 2
5.—Referred for re-examination 18
These cases were disposed of as follows, the reference number
corresponding with the classification used above: —
1.—Mental defectives:—
(a) & (b) (i) Recommended for special day
school 32
(ii) Referred to local Control Authority as
ineducable 11
(iii) For supervision at home 3
2.—Dull and backward children—
Recommended for special class 35
3.—Normal children—
To continue at ordinary school 7
4.—Physically defective only—
(i) Recommended for Residential School for
Epileptics 1
(ii) Excluded from school for the present 1
5.—Diagnosis deferred—
(i) To be re-examined after physical treatment 7
(ii) To be re-examined after 6-12 months'
further trial at ordinary school 11