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Blind, Deaf, Defective and Epileptic Children.
We have no special schools in Bromley for these
children, and we are dependent upon other and larger
authorities for the accommodation required for their
education.
During 1938 the following children were provided
with special education either at day or residential
special schools:—
Blind 2 Tubercular 4
Partially blind 6 Delicate 3
Deaf 3 Crippled 6
Mentally Defective7 Heart 5
Epileptic 1
Table III in the Appendix gives a complete tabulation
of children notified as special under the above
headings.
Border line children are kept under periodic supervision,
a work which entails much expense of medical
and administrative time.
Nursery Schools.
Owing to the lack of accommodation in the ordinary
elementary schools in Bromley, it has not been possible
during the year to hold nursery classes. The need for
nursery classes is, in my view, an urgent one, especially
for those 3-5-year-old children showing maladjustment
to their environment, and who respond so well
admitted to the company of other young children at
school.
Secondary Schools.
the Kent County Council is responsible for the
medical inspection and treatment of pupils attending the
secondary schools in Bromley. We have, however, on
arrangement with them whereby children of the necessitous
class in need of treatment are offered the facilities
of the school clinics and services provided by the
Bromley Education Committee. The following list
shows the number of children who took advantage of the
arrangement during 1938:—