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The 42 children discharged left for the following reasons:
Fit for ordinary school 24
Left school (over age) 7
Admission to special school 7
Left district 4
42
Throughout the year periodic medical examinations took place at
this school and resulting from these the following recommendations
were made:—
Registered for Training Centre 1
Milk, Emulsion, Exercises, etc 9
Sunlight 2
Intelligence Testing 1
Convalescence 1
For special school 2
Ophthalmic Clinic 2
Dental Clinic 3
Child Guidance Clinic 1
Paediatric Clinic 1
Children with lung diseases were given daily deep breathing
exercises.
The work of the school has continued along the same lines as
in the previous year. The impression gained is, however, that the
children are perhaps more severely handicapped than in the past.
The close liaison with the Cerebral Palsy Unit is most helpful in
assessing borderline cases, which can be tried out in either school
before a final decision is reached."
Cerebral Palsy Unit.
Dr. D. L. Woolf, Consultant in Physical Medicine to the Cerebral
Palsy Unit, reports as follows: —
"The Unit has continued to run smoothly during the year and
in close liaison with the teaching staff. Co-operation from hospitals
which children are attending or have been referred to has been most
helpful.
Useful work is being done with the cine camera and tape recorder
which have been purchased for the Unit.
A recent assessment of 22 spastic children attending the Unit
shows the proportion of disabled children to be affected as follows:—
36.5% have a severe physical disability
36.5% a mild physical disability
27% a moderate physical disability.
It is regrettable there is as yet no nursery class attached to the
Unit.
The medical side is up to establishment and to the medical
auxiliaries thanks are due for their co-operation and assistance during
the past year, also to the Head Teacher and her staff."