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The Ear, Nose and Throat Surgeon (Mr. S. Hillman) reports
that there has been an increase in secretory otitis media secondary
to infected sinuses, tonsils and adenoids, and he considers that the
increase was in great measure due to the unfavourable weather in
the winter.
Investigation by the pure-tone and gramophone audiometer
into the hearing loss in children before and after treatment has
shown the measure of improvement that can be effected by
politzerisation, medical and/or surgical treatment such as lavage of
the sinuses, and the removal of tonsils and adenoids.
HANDICAPPED PUPILS.
Under Section 34 of the Education Act, 1944, it is the duty of
the Local Education Authority to ascertain what children in their
area require special educational treatment; and the Minister of
Education has laid down, in the Handicapped Pupils Regulations,
the several categories of pupils who are considered to require such
special educational treatment. The children affected are those
considered to be Blind, Partially Sighted, Deaf, Partially Deaf,
Delicate, Diabetic, Educationally Sub-normal, Epileptic, Maladjusted,
Physically Handicapped, and Pupils suffering from
Speech Defects of a severe degree.

Owing to the waiting time for admission to Residential
Schools, several children who were ascertained late in 1951 were
not placed until early 1952. This explains why the number of
children placed exceeds those ascertained.