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Bedelsford School, Grange Road. Kingston
Thanks are expressed to Miss G.H.Campbell, Headmistress,
for the following report:
The school caters for physically handicapped children from
2½ to 17 years and there are 68 children on roll at present, all of
whom are multiple-handicapped.
During the year there has been an increase in the number of
spina bifida cases. This condition now represents approximately 40
per cent of the school roll.

Of the spina bifida cases, 25 are doubly incontinent. The
children are all under 11 years of age and present a growing nursing
and supervision responsibility.
Eight children are additionally handicapped with epilepsy.
Two children are partially hearing, and 14 children are currently
receiving treatment for speech defects.
Pinal work on Stage 2 of the rebuilding programme was completed
in the autumn and the last two classes have moved into their new
accommodation. The start of the third and last stage is dependent upon
the resiting of Grange Road Clinic, which at present occupies one section
of the old building. This area will then be remodelled to provide new
treatment rooms for physiotherapy and speech therapy, and a hydrotherapy
pool. Currently, treatment is carried out in temporary accommodation
comprising two small rooms and one classroom.
The appointment of an additional nursery nurse has enabled
the admission of five more children to the nursery group. Nursery