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The provision of hot mid-day meals gives an opportunity
for training in table manners and though, at present, we receive
them from another school, we hope to have our own kitchen early
in the new year.
There have been several changes in the members of the staff
during the year.
Mr. Leonard Ramsden, of the Portland Senior Boys' School,
took charge in September.
Mr. Maynard has retired, and Mr. Care has been transferred
to the Portland Handicraft Centre.
Miss Knight has taken charge of Class III. Boys, and
Mr. Thomas has filled the vacancy in the Handicraft Room.
We look forward to 1946 and hope to record a steady improvement
and many successes. The opening of an Occupational
Centre for those of I.Q. 50 will relieve all of an arduous burden
cheerfuly borne, and a corresponding acceleration in progress of
those remaining.
Physically Defective Children.
In addition to physically defective children accommodated
at St. Giles' Day Open-air School, the Education Authority
have crippled children in the following special schools: The
Heritage Craft School, Chailey, 1 girl; Henwick Hall, 2 boys;
St. Martin's Orthopa?dic, 1 boy; Alexandra Hospital, Luton,
1 girl.
Speech Defects Clinic.
Total number of cases treated 115
,, ,, ,, discharged 47
Number of cases still attending 68
Referred for physical treatment 12
Refered to Child Guidance Clinic 7
Number of stammerers treated—
Dyslalia 44
Agenesis 13
Congenital Aphasia 5
Lisps 11