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Co-ordination of Education, Health and Welfare Services
In continuation of the policy set forth in my report last year, a register is maintained of all
handicapped children and young people between the ages of 13 and 20. Efforts have been made further
to improve liaison with hospitalsand general practitioners. The appointment of a social worker (Health
Services) to this Department has been agreed and it is hoped that she will be appointed early in the
New Year.. The aim of this appointment is to improve knowledge of and contact with the families of
handicapped children.
Every effort is made to pass on information concerning handicapped pupils to the Chief Careers
Officer as early as possible after the child's fourteenth birthday.
Special Classes attached to Ordinary Schools
Inaddition 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 1967, the number of children attending full-time 'Opportunity' classes was 58.
There are also five peripatetic remedial teachers who take children either individually or in small
groups for specific help with reading.
Home Tuition
During the year seven children received home tuition for varying periods under Section 56 of the
Education Act 1944 when they were not well enough to attend school for a prolonged period.
Day Nurseries - Admission of Handicapped Children
The Council's Day Nursery Scheme provides for the attendance at day nurseries of handicapped
children who are recommended for admission in the following categories:-
(i) Deaf, partially-hearing, partially-sighted, physically handicapped, maladjusted.
(ii) Mentally handicapped children under five years of age.
(iii) Children over one year of age of deaf or deaf/mute mothers.
No charge is made to the parents of these children. For children in category (i) over the age of
two years the cost of attendance is borne by the Education Committee, under Section 56 of the Education
Act 1944. Other cases are dealt with under Section 22 of the National Health Service Act 1946.
Admission may be for the whole or part of the day.
During 1967 thirteen Haringey children and two children from other boroughs were in attendance
at day nurseries in the Borough under these arrangements. At the end of the year ten Haringey children
were still in attendance.
Recuperative Holidays
During 1967 18 boys and 25 girls were recommended for recuperative holidays in order to assist
their recovery after illness. 13 boys and 16 girls were placed in suitable homes for periods of varying
length.
Deaths of School Children
It is with regret that I include the following details of five local school children who died during
1967:-
Sex Age Cause of Death
M 6 Leukaemia
F 5 Leukaemia
M 14 Congenital Heart Defect
F 15 Road Accident
F 11 Cystic Fibrosis
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