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Of the remaining twenty, one has removed to
another neighbourhood and will possibly be recommended
to the London Association for Mental "Welfare.
Four have been recommended to us by outside authorities;
one has been placed under guardianship; fourteen
are of very low grade (imbeciles for the most part).
Several of the last named will be invited to attend the
Occupation Centre to be opened, it is hoped, by the
Kent Voluntary Association for Mental Welfare, as
soon as negotiations for a suitable hall can be completed.
A grant has been promised by the Kent Mental
Deficiency Committee towards the necessary expenses.
The centre will be under the direction of a trained
supervisor. The Secretary of the Association who is
carrying through the scheme is making an appeal for
help from voluntary workers who would be willing to
give even half-an-hour a week to helping an individual
child, or to playing for their singing and exercises.
It may be recalled that in our previous reports we
have stated that where an ex-pupil of the Special School
seems to have given satisfaction for some two or three
years, it is our practice to drop visits. There are 26
such persons. In the ordinary course, visits to the
twelve mentioned in a former paragraph would by
degrees cease. But in view of a circular letter with a
questionnaire from the Board of Control lately issued
to such Committee's as ours, relating to the children
of' defectives, we have decided to keep in touch with as
many defectives as possible.
The Hon. Secretary attended a Conference called
together by the Central Association for Mental Welfare.
Her report of the Conference was circulated
among members of the Committee.
It was with very great regret that the Committee
heard of the illness of Mrs. Palmer, and of her enforced
resignation. They hope that she will soon recover and
be able to return to her new appointment. She was
always ready to put her specialized knowledge and her
experience at the service of the visitors, and they wish
to thank her for the help she gave us willingly. From
many conversations with the parents, we gather that
they acknowledge that it was mainly owing to her that