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HANDICAPPED CHILDREN
The following table sets out in their various categories the number of handicapped
pupils as at 31st December, 1964.
In Special
Day
Schools
In Special
Residential
Schools
In
maintained
Primary and
Secondary
Schools
Not at
School
Total
M
F
M
F
M
F
M
F
M
F
Blind Pupils
–
–
3
4
–
–
1
1
4
5
Partially-sighted Pupils
4
6
–
1
–
–
–
–
4
7
Deaf Pupils
2
1
1
2
–
–
–
–
3
3
Partially-deaf Pupils
11
3
1
1
3
–
–
1
15
5
Educationally sub-normal
Pupils
61
40
8
9
12
5
2
2
83
56
Epileptic Pupils
–
–
–
1
–
–
–
–
–
1
Maladjusted Pupils
33
12
62
17
13
4
1
1
109
34
Physically Handicapped Pupils
11
10
4
3
5
1
1
2
21
16
Pupils with Speech Defects
–
–
–
–
9
1
–
–
9
1
Delicate Pupils
15
3
7
7
5
3
2
–
29
13
Pupils with Multiple Defects
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
Total
137
75
86
45
47
14
7
7
277
141
EDUCATION ACT, 1944
Section 57
Cases dealt with under Section 57, Education Act, 1944 5
INFESTATION WITH VERMIN
Number Examined 15,231
Number Infested 49
B.C.G. VACCINATION
Details of school children offered protection against tuberculosis by B.C.G.
vaccination through the approved arrangements under Section 28 of the National
Health Service Act, 1946, during the year ended 31st December, 1964, are as follows:—
1. Number of children whose parents consented to participate 1,598
2. Number of those who were tested and found to be
(a) Negative 1,499
(b) Positive 65
3. Number of those who were given B.C.G. vaccination 1,498
SPEECH THERAPY
The Speech Therapy Department has managed to meet its commitments satisfactorily
during the past year in spite of a continuing shortage of staff. To achieve
this position it has been necessary to discontinue the service at those clinics where the
number of patients was small and this has meant that these patients have had to
travel some distance in order to receive treatment. Nevertheless, regular sessions are
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