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169
Physically Handicapped Children.
In addition to 151 physically handicapped children accommodated
at St. Giles' Open-air School, the Education Authority
have crippled children in the following special schools :—The
Heritage Craft School, Chailey, 1 girl; Henwick Hall, 3 boys;
St. Catharine's Home, 1 boy; Rob Roy, Speldhurst, 1 girl;
Cony Hill Residential, Margate, 1 boy; Campbell Rudolf
Steiner, 1 boy; Fairfield House, Broadstairs, 1 girl; St. Margaret's
(Spastic), 3 boys and 2 girls; Alexander Hospital, I girl;
llollins Hall Home, 1 boy; Hillaway School, 1 boy; Downs Residential
School, 1 boy; Children's Seaside Home, Exmouth, I
girl; Lillesden School, 1 girl; West Wickham Heart Hospital,
1 boy, 1 girl; St. Vincent's, 1 boy.
Speech Defects Clinic.
Total number of cases treated 120
,, ,, discharged 55
,, ,, still attending 65
Referred for physical treatment 5
,, Child Guidance Clinic 3
Number of stammerers treated 48
,, alalias treated 7
,, cleft palate treated "4
„ lisps 6
,, congenital deafness 1
,, dyslalia 54
JUVENILE EMPLOYMENT RETURN.
The following numbers of children were examined by the
medical officers during 1948 as to their fitness to following the
part-time employment indicated : —
1948.
1947.
1946.
1945.
1944.
Delivery of Goods for Shopkeepers
190
112
2
60
81
Delivery of Newpapers
375
151
125
90
167
Delivery of Milk
33
6
9
13
17
598
269
136
163
265
139