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Blind, Deaf, Defective and Epileptic Children.
(a) During the year the register of defective children
has been brought up to date. Head Teachers, Attendance
Officers and Health Visitors are requested to notify the
School Medical Officer of all children whom they suspect to
be physically or mentally defective, and all these children are
examined and classified.
The Education Committee are responsible for the maintenance
in the Royal Orthopaedic Hospital of any cripple
children recommended for admission by the School Medical
Officer. So far, no arrangement has been made for the
treatment of these children by massage or electricity after
their discharge from hospital, but such treatment is usually
obtained by the parents from a local masseuse. The number
of children found to be in need of treatment is very small,
and the steps taken by the Committee to deal with them are
considered to be adequate.
No difficulty has been experienced in placing blind, deaf
and epileptic children in certified special schools.
Twenty-one mentally defective children were in attendance
at the Joint Special School situated within the area at
the end of the year.
(b) There are two feeble-minded children not in attendance
at the Special School, but these are receiving private
tuition and are kept under supervision.
(c) The Education Authority has no Special Schools.
When feeble-minded children leave the Joint Special School
at the age of 16 they are taken over by the County Council.
Nursery Schools.
No nursery schools have been established in the district.
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