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Blind, Deaf, Defective and Epileptic Children.
These children are brought to my attention firstly
through the Maternity and Child Welfare Service, and
then through School Attendance Officers, Head Teachers
and Voluntary Workers. Certain cases miss our early
supervision as there is no machinery for the discovery of
cases amongst new residents to the town. Eventually,
however, these cases come to our knowledge through
various channels. All cases are certified and referred to
the appropriate Local Authority for the type of education
recommended.
We have no special schools in Bromley and are
dependent upon the larger neighbouring authorities for
the accommodation. During the year the following
children were provided with this special education suitable
for their condition:
Blind 2 Tubercular 4
Partially blind 7 Delicate 2
Deaf 6 Crippled 3
Mentally Defective 7 Heart 8
Epileptic 2
Table III. in the Appendix gives the tabulation of
97 children notified as special under the above headings.
In addition to this list there are many children on the
border line of certification, and for whom periodic supervision
is continuously necessary.
Nursery Schools.
There are no nursery schools in Broinley, and only a
few schools accept children under the statutory age of five
years. A need does exist in Broinley for the early entry
to school as a form of treatment of the maladjusted child
and we hope that with the extension of school premises
that nursery classes will be adopted as a means of providing
this for selected cases. The provision is not necessarily'1
extensive one, and as Bromley is a residential area it due
not require the extent of accommodation as would be
case of an industrial town of an equivalent size.