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each child in an individual fashion. The appointment of an
educational psychologist, full or part-time, to assist with advice
and training in these classes would be a great help to schools and
children alike.
The child who is not progressing at school, and who suffers
from a feeling of inferiority all the time, is the child who gets into
mischief and becomes the " juvenile delinquent." The earlier his
problem is tackled in school the less rehabilitation work is required
later ; and early provision for such help in junior schools would
soon show results. There would be a need for such special classes
in secondary schools at present; but after a few years, with the
problem tackled energetically in the junior schools, such special
classes might not be necessary.
These classes, designed for children with intelligence quotients
above 70 per cent., would not solve the special problem of the very
retarded children who would still attend schools specially designed
for them.
PROVISION OF MEALS.
The number of individual children fed under the Authority's
arrangements during 1944 was :—
Ordinary Milk
Meals. Meals.
Free 905 1,789
For payment 4,584 8,713*
Totals 5,489 10,502
*Estimated.
Number of meals supplied :—
Ordinary Milk
Meals. Meals.
Free 123,739 337,521
For payment ... 377,650 1,646,697
Totals ...501,389 1,984,218
The above figures relate to the financial year ended 31st March,
1945.