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76
2. For a special class for dull or backward children 28
3. For a special school (a) day school 10)
(b) residential school 4 14
4. Unsuitable for a special school (i.e., not educable at all) 5
Total 64
There are 5 children whose cases have been adjourned for further examinations;
2 children will be dealt with as epileptics. 12 cases have left the district
and 2 have left school and are at work.
Thus the grand total your Certifying Officers have dealt with was 85.
On October 12th, I sent Dr. Laval copies of the schedule F with reference
to all those allocated to Classes III. and IV. Fortunately the work was nearly
completed before the (temporary) School Medical Clerk enlisted and ceased
duty on November 16th, 1915.
On November 23rd, there were still 4 cases not finally dealt with : H.L.,
C.W., J.S., and J.R., all boys, whom I referred again to Dr. Strong.
The County Council is "the local authority" under the Mental Deficiency
Act of 1913, which came into force on 1st April, 1914. "The local education
authority" is the Edmonton Education Committee, in so far as my Council
may have transferred their powers under the Act to that committee. We have
carried out our duty under section 31 (a, b, c), but the County Council have
taken no action yet other than what I have mentioned; perhaps this is due to
the present war.
However, it remains for my Education Committee to take up their duty
towards these unfortunate children in the first 3 classes, not only for their sakes
but in order to clear them out of the ordinary classes, where their presence is a
trial to the teachers and subversive of the good conduct and discipline of the
other scholars.
Government Communications.
1. Circular letter of the 9th February, from Board of Education. Minute
setting out conditions under which grants are payable to Local Education
Authorities not exceeding 50 per cent. of approved expenditure on residential
schools for blind, deaf, epileptic, and mentally deficient children.
2. Regulations of 26th March, about grants in respect of medical inspection
and medical treatment of scholars at public elementary schools, and certain
special schools in England and Wales.