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134 Blind, Deaf, Defective and Epileptic Children.
Any such children newly admitted are immediately
reported by the teachers to the School Medical Officer,
who causes an examination of the children to be made
as early as possible after admission.
There are four blind children, all boys, under the care
of the Local Education Authority, and all are being
maintained at Certified Schools for the Blind. Two
partially blind boys are attending elementary schools
under special supervision. One deaf and dumb boy
is maintained by the Local Education Authority at a
Certified School.
On the records are 70 feeble-minded children, 53
(26 boys and 27 girls), being in attendance at the elementary
schools, eight (3 boys and 5 girls), being at home,
and nine (3 boys and 6 girls), being maintained at
Special Schools. During the year one girl was notified
as an imbecile to the Central Authority.
The provision of suitable educational facilities for
these feeble-minded children was considered by the
Special Sub-Committee at the same time as for physically
defective and badly nourished children, but, as
already noted, the scheme was abandoned on account
of the difficulty of obtaining a suitable site or building
at a reasonable price.
A Special School for feeble-minded school children
is certainly required in or near the district. At present
only feeble-minded children whose home circumstances
are unsuitable or whose supervision at home is difficult
are sent by the Local Authority to Residential Special
Schools.
Seven epileptic school children are known. Four
(3 boys and 1 girl), are so mildly affected as to be able
to attend school, but three (2 boys and 1 girl), are in
such a condition that attendance at school is undesirable