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A recent study showed that children suffering from the following conditions were pupils in the St.
Ann's Hospital School.
Boys Girls
Chronic nephritis - 1
Heart Defects 2
Fractured Femur 3 2
Fractured Tibia 2
Traffic accident 1
Leg operations - results of polio 2
Infective mononucleosis 1
Infective hepatitis - 2
Rheumatic Fever - 1
Thalassemia - 2
Abdominal pains and pyrexia 1
Abdominal pains 2 1
Suspected appendicitis - 2
Sarcoidosis 1
Burns - 1
Enuresis - 1
Osteomyelitis 1
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Co-ordination of Education, Health and Welfare Services
In March, 1966 a joint circular was issued by the Department of Education and Science and the Ministry
of Health asking Authorities to review their arrangements for the co-ordination of the Education, Health
and Welfare Services for handicapped children and young people. Discussions were held between the
departments concerned which showed that the standard of co-operation for Haringey is already high.
An observation or 'risk' register for young children, and a register of ascertained handicapped
pupils are kept within the Health Department. A medical officer visits Vale Road Special School for
handicapped children twice weekly. In each school term a meeting is held between the teaching staff,
the senior educational psychologist, the medical officer ana the therapists concerned, to discuss each
new entrant to the school.
A monthly visit by a medical officer to the Blanche Nevile School for the Deaf is being instituted.
School leavers from special schools for educationally subnormal children are reported informally to the
Mental Health Department. Leavers from Vale Road School for Physically Handicapped Children are
reported to the Welfare Department for further help where necessary.
In order to improve arrangements further, it is proposed to maintain a register in this department of
all handicapped children and young people between the ages of 13 and 20, and to endeavour to obtain
closer liaison and exchange of information with hospitals and general practitioners where existing links
are weak. The appointment of a Social Worker (Health Services) to the staff of this department has been
agreed in principle, for the purpose of improving knowledge of and contact with families of handicapped
children.
Special Classes attached to ordinary schools
In addition to the units for partially-hearing children already mentioned, there are five 'Opportunity'
(or Remedial) inter-school classes, for children with a normal range of ability but with learning difficulties.
Placement in these classes is temporary.
At the end of 1966 the number of children on the rolls of the Opportunity Classes was 56(36 boys,
20 girls).
There are also five peripatetic teachers who take children either individually or in small groups for
specific help with reading.
Autistic Children
Among handicapped children are some who do not seem to fall within any of the classified categories
for example, autisticchildren. We are continuing to explore the most effective methods of helping these
children, in close association with the child health and mental health services.
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