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1st. Blind Children.—There are thirteen children who are so
blind as to be unable to profit by education in an ordinary school.
Four of these are in certified residential schools for the blind, one
being also an epileptic. Seven cases are awaiting admission to
such schools (four are attending ordinary elementary schools, two
are attending the Open-Air School, one, who is also a cripple, aged
15 years, is not attending any school). The remaining case is
that of a child not at present attending any school, who is probably
also mentally defective, and is due for re-examination during the
present year. In addition to these there are two children (twins)
(included under ''Deaf and Dumb children") who are also
partially blind.
2nd. Deaf and Dumb Children.—There are thirteen children
falling within this category. Of these four are deaf and dumb,
eight are deaf, and one is dumb only. Nine cases are in residential
special schools for the deaf (one being admitted in January, 1931),
and one is attending a day special school. Three are awaiting
admission to a special school (two being in attendance at elementary
schools in the meantime) and one not at any school. In
addition there is one mentally defective child who is also dumb.
3rd Epileptic Children.—There are twenty-four children
known to the department. Three of these are in certified residential
schools for epileptics (one being also mentally defective). Nineteen
are attending public elementary schools, two are not attending any
school, and one is over 14 years of age. There is also one
child included under Partially Blind Children who is both partially
blind and epileptic and is attending a special blind school.
4th. Tuberculous Children.—There are six children notified as
suffering from pulmonary tuberculosis ; two are in sanatoria
and three are over 14 years of age and have left school, and one
is not attending school.
Six children are suffering from active glandular tuberculosis
and five are at present attending school, the other is in a sanatorium.