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lip-reading is possible. (3) The role of the parent in teaching
lip-reading is paramount. (4) Special Clinics for parent guidance.
(5) Accurate assessment of intelligence of the deaf child is possible.
(6) Normal scholastic achievements can be attained by special
educational methods. (7) Early attempts at class teaching, e.g.,
from the age of two, is possible with excellent results. (8) The
establishment of a Centre for the assessment and training of the
deaf child such as the one in Manchester would need a large
catchment area with some millions of population.
School for the Partially Sighted.
Mr. G. M. Williams, Head Master, reports as follows:—

The catchment area from which the children are drawn is
almost 30 miles across, comprising the Forest, Ilford, Romford,
Dagenham and Leyton Divisions of Essex, and the Tottenham,
Wood Green, Enfield, Hornsey Divisions of Middlesex and from
West Ham. This is almost the limit of travel even for older
children and it will be appreciated that some of the smaller children
have to make a long and tedious journey each day to school. The
medical supervision of the School has been well catered for. Dr. I.
Gregory has made a special visit each term to examine the children's
sight, and a 3-day full general medical examination was made by
Dr. Watkins who commented favourably on the general condition
of the children. Most children are now in possession of a second
pair of glasses, and breakages are quickly put in hand without loss
of school time.
The school made educational visits to the C.W.S. Boot Factory,
National History Museum, Ideal Homes Exhibition, Bertram Mills'
Circus at Olympia, and to St. Andrew's Paper Mills.
During the year two children were transferred to ordinary
school, one to High School, one to Residential School for the
Blind, and five left for employment.
The School was visited by student Teachers, student Health
Visitors, County Medical Staff, and various individuals (one from
Sierra Leone, two from South Africa, one from Trinidad).