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Defective Children.
Table III. in the Appendix gives details of those
children classified as specials, and who come under
examination and observation during the year. The work
entailed in the administration of these children call?
not only for considerable time and expense, but also in
providing the education suitable to their physical condition.
One hundred and seventy children come within
the scope of the table, blind, deaf, mentally defective,
epileptic, physical defective, tubercular and organic
heart disease.
An occupation centre for ineducable children was
opened in July, 1933.
The following is a summary of the children maintained
in Residential Special Schools, or in attendance
at Special Day Schools during 1932: —
Blind (including partially blind) 9
Deaf (including partially deaf) 6
Mentally defective 4
Epileptics 4
Physically defectives (excluding Orthopedic
Hospital treatment) 8