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One boy has an apprenticeship at a provision merchants,
another has a day release for learning a special woodwork machine
and three are machinists. During the year two children were
transferred to the Junior Training Centre after a period of trial
at the Annexe, two boys were given residential placement, and two
pupils were transferred to a Secondary Modern School.
" I have to express my thanks to all those who have been
such good friends of the school and specially to my own teaching
colleagues who at all times have given of their best".
THE JOSEPH CLARKE SCHOOL FOR THE PARTIALLY SIGHTED.
Mr. G.M. Williams, Headmaster, reports as follows:-
"At the end of the year the school had a roll of 49 a
decrease of 7 over the previous year. During the year children
from the following areas were on the school register.
Essex
Barking 1 Ilford 4
Basildon 1 Leyton 2
Canvey Island 1 Loughton 2
Chigwell 1 Pitsea 1
Dagenham 10 Romford 2
Harlow 2 S. Ockendon 4
Hornchurch - Walthamstow 8
Hutton 2 Woodford 1
Rainham 1
Middlesex
Edmonton 2 Tottenham 3
Wood Green 1
The visual acuity (Snellen) after correction of the
children attending the school is shown below.
7 children had acuity of less than 6/60
15 " " " " " 6/60
7 " " " " " 6/36
10 " " " " " 6/24
10 " " " " " 6/18
"There were 17 children with monocular vision and 5 children
with additional handicaps.
"The table below shows the principal defects of the children
at school at the end of the year.
Boys
Girls
Albinism
3
5
Aniridia
-
1
Anisinetrophia
1
-