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5th. Other Physically Defective and Crippled Children.—
There were, at the end of the year, twenty-four physically defective
children suitable for admission to a cripple school ; eleven of these
cases were not attending school, three were attending public
elementary schools, one was attending a private school in the district,
two were in institutions, four were attending certified residential
cripple schools, two were attending certified hospital
schools, and one was attending a certified day cripple school. Of
the twenty-one children mentioned, fourteen are 12 years of age or
over.
All physically defective children of school age not in institutions
are examined every six months by the Assistant Medical
Officers. Six were thus examined during 1930.
(b) Mentally Defective Children :—
During 1930 I medically examined and reported upon 21
children under the Mental Deficiency (Notification of Children)
Regulations, 1928, classified as follows :—
Feeble-minded Children.—Total number certified in 1930 13
Recommended for admission to a special school (day or
residental) 5
Recommended for admission to a special school (residential) 5
Recommended for admission to a special school (day) 2
Recommended foradmission to a residential institution 1
Idiot Children.—Total number certified in 1930 1
Recommended for admission to a residential institution 1
Imbecile Children.—Total number certified in 1930 3
Recommended for admission to a residential institution 2
Recommendedfoi notification to Essex County Council 1
Dull and Backward Children.—Total number certified in 1930 4
Recommended attendance at special class for dull and
backward children for one year, and then to be reexamined
4
The following table shows the mental age (by the Binet Simon
tests) and the intelligence quotient of the mentally defective
children examined during 1930.
The border-line of mental
deficiency is where the intelligence quotient is about 75.