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The work of the nursery has been facilitated by the purchase of a washing machine
and a food blender. During the year the heating system was renewed, and the new
system is a great improvement despite the difficulties experienced during its introduction.
Ordered for 1963 are a walking frame and a special chair for spastic children.
Progress Report on children attending Kingsley Hall
Name and Age Handicap Remarks
1) 6 yrs Spastic quadriplegia Much improved—accepted and transferred to Wilfred
Pickles School for Spastics.
2) 6½ yrs. Microcephalic Grossly M.D.—spastic. No obvious improvement
during ’62; awaiting admission to hospital, in the
meantime discharged home.
3) 5 yrs. Mentally retarded Improved greatly. Now attending Romford Training
Centre.
4) 5 yrs. Mentally retarded More sociable on discharge, awaiting vacancy at
Training Centre.
5) 5 yrs. Epileptic—emotionally Temporary improvement only, discharged home.
disturbed Admitted to ordinary school but proved
able. To be admitted to a psychiatric unit for
children.
6) 5 yrs. Hemiplegia Well adjusted and walking well on discharge.
dent, to normal school.
7) 5 yrs. Dysarthria Improved socially, to normal school for 1 term.
Awaiting admission to Moor House.
8) 5 yrs. Spastic quadriplegia Now crawling, feeding himself, speech intelligible.
(athetoid) Still attending (accepted for Wilfred Pickles School
in Billinghurst in 2 yrs. time).
9) 4 yrs. Hare-lip and cleft palate Greatly improved both socially and in speech.
10) 4 yrs. Mongol Now saying sentences—recommended for Training
Centre.
11) 4 yrs. Mentally retarded, Walking since admission, attempts at feeding himself,
epileptic no obvious improvement in mental condition.
12) 4£ yrs. Spastic, paraplegia Great improvement during past year, spent a while in
Oldchurch Hospital for stretching right Achilles tendon.
Now walking very well. Recommended for
normal school.
13) 34 yrs. Maladjusted Condition variable, has phases of temporary
ment, but lapses into previous difficult state.
14) 3 yrs. Hemiplegia Now walking well, speech quite clear and is now an
independent pleasant little boy.
15) 3 yrs. Severe spastic Appears to be “awaking”, showing interest, now
quadriplegia attempting to get around on the floor. It is hoped
that this child will benefit greatly from the new
walking frames, shortly to be delivered.
16) 3 yrs. Epileptic, anti-social Improved while at Kingsley Hall, now discharged
home due to pressure of waiting list.
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