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The Teachers are invited to bring any children they
consider defective before the School Medical Officer. If
suffering from a physical defect, they are admitted to the
Special Open-Air Day School if considered unsuitable to
attend an ordinary Public Elementary School.
There is no Special Day School for mentally defective
Children.
There are special classes for retarded children at Bonner
Hill Road Infants' School, where instruction is based upon
the Montessori System, at the Junior Mixed, and Central
Girls' and also at Richmond Road Central Boys' School.
Very backward and feeble minded children in the
Borough are transferred to these special classes on the
recommendation of the School Medical Officer.
There is one feeble minded child at a Certified School
for Mentally Defective Children.
There are three deaf children at Certified Schools for
the Deaf.
There is one partially blind child attending the Special
School for Delicate Children, while undergoing treatment as
an out-patient at Hospital.
There are no cases of severe epilepsy but five mild cases
are attending ordinary Elementary Schools.
Ten crippled children and twelve suffering from heart
disease are attending the Special Open Air Day School.
In addition there are twenty-six delicate children suffering
from various defects attending this School.
SPEECH TRAINING.
A class for children suffering from defective speech
was started in April and has proved a valuable addition to
the Services.
The children are selected by the School Medical Officer,
from those brought forward by the Teachers.