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place. The Mental and After-Care Committee again made all
arrangements and paid most of the cost of the treats.
"Visitors to this class also are welcome and orders are greatly
appreciated.
"We are very glad to put on record our close co-operation with
the Mental and After-Care Committee, to whom, together with their
Chairman (Mrs. Fellows), Honorary Treasurer (Mr. Blackmore) and
Honorary Secretary (Mr. Bristow), we offer hearty thanks for their
great help in Walthamstow."
(e) Walthamstow Committee for Mental Welfare and
After-Care.—Mr. L. F. Bristow, Hon. Secretary,, kindly contributes
the following report
"The members of the Committee have visited consistently and
kept in touch with their various cases, and in many instances
financial aid and gifts of clothing have been given. Miss Turner's
report, given above, covers a great deal of our work in Walthamstow.
The annual Re-union Social was held in May and the
Christmas party in December. The usual excellent teas were prepared
by the Ladies' Committee and very enjoyable entertainments
were given. At Christmas time everyone received a gift, andnearly
100 attended each event. We are very grateful for the financial
aid we get from the Essex County Council (Sunday Cinemas Fund)
which enables us to do so much more in our work of after-care."
13. BLIND, DEAF, DEFECTIVE AND EPILEPTIC
CHILDREN.
Table 3 at the end of the report gives a full analysis of all
exceptional children in the area.
(a) The ascertainment of such children continued along the
lines detailed in last year's report and has, generally, been adequate.
(b) Mentally defective children not in Special Schools are supervised
by the Essex County Council, the local Mental Deficiency
Authority in the case of idiots and imbeciles and ineducable mental
defectives. An occupational centre is provided by the Essex
Voluntary Association for Mental Welfare. The work of this
Association is reported under Section 12 (d).
(c) General review of the work of the Authority's Special
Schools:—