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188
of the Borough; 12 under the Brighton Guardianship Society; 1
in Maidstone; 1 in Godalming; 1 in Streathain; 1 in Anerley; 1 in
Essex; 1 in Suffolk; 1 in Harrow; 1 in Selsdon. 4 boys and 2 girls
attend the Occupation Centre at Grange wood. 38 of the guardianship
cases are doing useful work under supervision and 16 are quite
unemployable.
2 of the patients are under supervision for other Authorities.
1 new case has been placed under guardianship.
279 visits have been paid to guardianship cases during the year.
Cases on Leave from Institutions.
There are 10 cases on licence from institutions; 4 are boys, and
of these 1 is at home and 3 are in Mayday Hospital. These 3 cases
are on licence because their parents complained of the distance they
had to travel when they were away in the various institutions.
Six are girls, 5 in regular work and one is acting as housekeeper
for her father.
There are 7 cases in Queen's Road Homes under a temporary
licence from the Board of Control.
St. Christopher's Special School.
The year 1936 opened with 106 scholars on the roll. During
the year 40 children were admitted, and 20 left, leaving 126 names
on the Register on December 31st. Further particulars regarding
the special school are included in the School Medical Section of this
report (See page 304).
Town Hall Clinic for Mentally Defective, Backward and Abnormal
Children.
88 children were examined during 1936. The classifications
arrived at, together with the recommendations made, are summarised
as under:—
I. (a) Certified as Mentally Defective 41
(b) Confirmed as Mentally Defective 8
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Recommendations—
28
(a) Recommended for Special Day School
(b) Recommended for Residential Schools 2
11
(c) Referred to Occupation Centre or Institution
(d) Observation at home 8
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