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Epileptic Pupils.
One child was ascertained as epileptic and admitted to a
Residential School. There are now two children at Residential
Schools and one attending a Day School.
Section 57, Education Act, 1944.
Under Subsection 3 of this section of the Education Act
children found to be ineducable have to be notified to the Mental
Welfare Authority. In 1953 four boys and six girls were notified
as being incapable of education in the Special School.
Under Subsection 5 of Section 57 children who require supervision
by the Mental Welfare Authority have to be notified. Four
boys and six girls were so recommended in 1953 from Leyton and
two boys and three girls from Forest Division attending Harrow
Green School were referred for notification.
Section 48 of the Education Act.
Under this Section of the Act it is possible to send children in
need of a short recuperative holiday to a Convalescent or Holiday
Home. This is an excellent method of dealing with children who
are very debilitated either after a severe illness, such as pneumonia,
or after a series of infections, such as whooping cough, measles and
influenza. They quickly improve with four weeks at the seaside
or in the country, and thereby reduce the number of cases which
might have to spend a long time in a day open air school. In 1953
some 86 children were sent away for from four to six weeks—
48 girls and 38 boys.
Section 56 of the Education Act.
Under this section the Local Authority is empowered to provide
education for children who are unable to attend a day or residential
school. During 1953 one child received education at home, and on the
31st December, eighteen children were receiving tuition while
long-term in-patients of Whipps Cross Hospital.