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found that 1.1 per cent, of the children were affected—the defect
being twice as common among boys as among girls. In November,
1936, I submitted to your Director a special report on " Stammering
and Other Speech Defects," and in the following month your
Director and I submitted to the Education Committee a joint
report containing details of the results of the above investigation
and suggestions for the appointment of a specially qualified teacher
to undertake the training and teaching of children with speech
defects.
In February, 1937, your Education Committee " adopted as
the basis of a programme of future development " the following
resolution (Council Minute 1377):—
" That the Board of Education be asked to sanction the
appointment of a specially qualified assistant teacher to
enable stammerers to be grouped at convenient schools for
full-time courses of speech training and normal education."
Since that time, however, no further action has been taken with
regard to children suffering from speech defects.
After consideration of the above report the Education Authority
resolved :—
(1) That the Education Committee be recommended to
adopt the principle of appointing School Nurses with Health
Visitors' qualifications, to allow the School Medical Officer
to interchange the nursing staff as necessary.
(2) That formal application be made to the Board of
Education for approval of an arrangement for the retention
in hospital, for at least one night, of all children who have had
tonsil and adenoid operations.
(3) That the School Medical Officer be empowered to
engage temporary medical assistance as necessary to cope with
the increased work caused by the medical inspection and
treatment of Secondary School pupils.
(4) That no alteration be made in the present method of
storing routine inspection cards.