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300
Epileptic Children.
Three girls are resident at the Lingfield Epileptic Colony; 1
girl at Chalfont Epileptic Colony.
Mentally Defective Children.
In addition to the day accommodation provided at St. Christopher's
School, 4 girls are resident in the Monyhull M.D. School,
Birmingham; 1 girl is at Knotty Ash M.D. School, Liverpool; 5
boys at Besford Court, Worcestershire; 1 girl at Allerton Priory,
Liverpool; and 1 boy at Trenmar Lodge, London.
Physically Defective Children.
The Education Authority have, in addition to the 85 children
accommodated at St. Giles' (Physically Defective) School, crippled
children in the undermentioned special schools:—The Heritage Craft
School, Chailey, 3 boys and 3 girls; St. Catherine's, Yentnor, 1
boy; Lord Mayor Treloar Hospital, Alton, 1 boy; St. Vincent's
Orthopaedic Hospital, 3 boys; Victoria Home for Crippled Children,
Bournemouth, 1 boy.
The Committee also maintained 1 girl at West Wickham Heart
Home, a special school for cardiac cripples.
An extension of the St. Giles' School, to accommodate 90
delicate children, was opened on the 18th October, 1937, and at the
end of the year 74 children were in attendance at this section of
the school. The total accommodation of St. Giles' School is now
for 174 children.
Speech Defects Class.
The bi-weekly class conducted by two trained speech therapists
has continued throughout the year and has thoroughly proved its
usefulness.

Cases Discharged.
Speech now normal 11
Non-co-operation of parents 7
For psychological treatment 5