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CLINIC FOR EDUCATIONALLY SUB-NORMAL CHILDREN.
331 children were examined during 1953. The classifications
arrived at, together with recommendations made, are as
follows:—
(1) Found to be mentally defective:
(a) Found to be mentally defective and referred to
Local Authority and Occupation Centre 14
(b) Found to be mentally defective and referred to
Local Authority for Statutory Supervision 8
(c) Recommended Institutional Care and referred
to Local Authority 7
(2) Found to be educationally sub-normal:
(a) Recommended to St. Christopher's Special
School 45
(b) Recommended to Residential School 5
(c) Referred to Slow Stream in Ordinary
tary School 47
(d) Recommended for re-test 50
(e) Deferred for Medical Treatment 26
(f) Recommended for St. Giles' 3
(g) Recommended Epileptic Colony 1
(h) Referred back to Ordinary Elementary School 75
(3) Referred to Child Guidance Clinic 10
(4) Examined for other Authorities —
291
Mental Tests at St. Christopher's 40
331
30 home visits have been paid to Education cases.