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SCHOOL HEALTH
Surgery No. 2 for the use of the orthodontists. Up-to-date high speed drills
were installed at Ridge House and Laurels Clinics, in order to give maximum
efficiency. (See Table 55).
Handicapped pupils
Education Act 1944
The local education authority has the statutory duty of ascertaining what
children require special educational treatment and providing for their special
education. Special educational treatment is provided in the special schools
maintained by the Borough, by other local education authorities and by
voluntary bodies. At the end of the year 492 Enfield pupils (of which 118
were in attendance at Waverley School - formerly the Junior Training School)
were attending day special schools, and 109 were placed in residential schools.
The categories of handicapped pupils defined under the Handicapped Pupils
and Special Schools Regulations 1959 and 1962, are blind, partially sighted,
deaf, partially hearing, educationally sub-normal, epileptic, maladjusted,
physically handicapped, pupils suffering from speech defect, and delicate.
(a) Blind — Two children were ascertained during the year, and both were
admitted to special schools. At the end of the year there were five
children in special schools.
(b) Partially Sighted — One child was ascertained during the year and
is awaiting placement. At the end of the year there were seven children
(including one with a dual handicap) in special schools. One child was
receiving home tuition and two were in ordinary schools.
(c) Deaf — No children were ascertained during the year. At the end of the
year there were fifteen children in special schools.
(d) Partially Hearing — Ten children were ascertained during the year:six
were admitted to special schools, two to playgroups, one remained in
an ordinary school and one left the district. At the end of the year
35 children were in special schools, two in playgroups, one in a day
nursery, four in ordinary schools and one was not placed.
(e) Educationally Sub-normal — Seven children were ascertained during the
year: two were admitted to special schools and five are awaiting
placement. At the end of the year 173 children (including three with
dual handicaps) were in special schools and six were in ordinary
schools. In addition 157 children were attending special schools on an
informal basis. Eighty-eight of the children formally ascertained and
30 of those placed on an informal basis were attending Waverley
School which, prior to 1st April, 1971, had been the Junior Training
School.
(f) Epileptic — Two children were ascertained during the year: one
is awaiting placement and one is attending an independent boarding
school. At the end of the year one child (with a dual handicap) was
at a special school, one was receiving home tuition, one was attending
an ordinary school, one an independent boarding school and one
(with a dual handicap) was not attending school.
(g) Maladjusted — Twenty-two children were ascertained during the year:
thirteen were admitted to special schools, eight are awaiting placement
and one is in an approved school. At the end of the year 104
children (including two with dual handicaps) were in special schools,
nineteen in ordinary schools, four in approved schools and two
(including one with a dual handicap) were not attending school.
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