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VERMIN AND UNCLEANLINESS.
Seventeen thousand three hundred and seventy-one inspections
were carried out by the School Nurses at Primary and Secondary
Schools. It was not found necessary for any inspections to be
made at the Grammar and Technical Schools. Six pupils were
found to be infested, with a further forty showing minor evidence
of infestation. These figures show a very high standard of cleanliness
which is a tribute to the care that parents devote to their
children, and is worthy of the highest praise.
HANDICAPPED CHILDREN.
During the year, 54 special cases were examined at the special
clinics held at the Municipal Offices on Saturday mornings. Of
this number, 20 have been certified as handicapped and not suitable
for education in ordinary schools. At the present time, there are
72 known educationally sub-normal and physically handicapped
children in the area. Details of these children are given below
Waiting
admission.
In Residential Schools for E.S.N, children 4 —
Attending Day Schools for E.S.N, children 19 4
In Residential Schools for Blind and Partially Sighted children 3 —
In Day Schools for Blind and Partially Sighted children 2 —
In Residential Schools for Deaf and Partially Deaf children - -
Attending Day Schools for Deaf and Partially Deaf children 5 —
111 Ordinary Schools (Physically Handicapped children)
In Residential premises for Physically Handicapped children 6 1
In Day Schools for Physically Handicapped children 9 —
In Residential premises for Epileptic children — —
In Residential premises for Delicate children 3 —
Attending Day Schools for Delicate children - -
In Residential premises for Mal-adjusted children 7 1
Receiving Home Tuition 1 —
As will be seen from the foregoing table, there are now only
six handicapped children awaiting admission to special schools, and
of these, four are educationally sub-normal.
There are 31 known ineducable children whose homes are in
the area, 11 of these being in institutions, and 20 at home.
SCHOOL MEALS AND MILK IN SCHOOLS.
Further progress was made during the year on the provision
for school meals in the Borough, and the new kitchen at St. Georg' s