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(b) Blind and Partially Blind Children.
There is only one blind child of school age, and he is still
at. the Royal Normal College and Academy of Music for the
Blind at Upper Norwood.
Three partially blind children, 2 boys and one girl, attend the
Bavenstoue Myope School (L.C.C.) at Balham. Another partially
blind boy is at the Brighton School for Blind Boys. A girl
who is mentally defective and partially blind is at the Ellen Terry
National Home for Blind Defective Children at Reigate.
(c) Deaf Children.
One boy and one girl are at the Royal School for Deaf and
Dumb at Margate. One girl is at the Oak Lodge Residential
(Deaf) School at Clapham Common. Another girl attends the
Hearnville Road (Partially Deaf) School at Balham.
(d) Epileptic Children.
One girl is at the Chalfont Colony, Buckinghamshire.
(e) Physically Defective Children.
One physically defective child is at the Heritage Craft
Schools at Chailey.
(/) Delicate Children.
Two delicate children remained during the year, at the St.
Catherine's Home, Ventnor, and the Famingham Home for
Little Boys, Swanley, respectively.
(g) The Education Committee has its own Special School.
There is accommodation for 50 children in this School and this
is sufficient to meet the requirements of the Borough. At the
end of 1930 there were 38 children, 15 boys and 23 girls in
attendance. 3 Boys and 6 Gi'rls were admitted during the
year. Four boys and two girls left on attaining the school leaving
age. In addition 5 boys were passed for transfer to Littleton
Street Special School (L.C.C.). Every child attending the
school is examined at least once a year in addition to the routine
inspection. Children attending this school receive a bath twice
a week and a special bath attendant is employed by the Education
Committee for the purpose. A cooked mid-day meal of
excellent quality is also served. The majority of children stay
for this meal for which a charge of 3d. is made. In the case
of 4 children, however, the dinners were given free owing to
the financial circumstances of the parents. 4 children also received
milk or cod liver oil and malt in school on medical
grounds. This is supplied free by the Education Committee.
The School Medical Officer visited the school on an average once
every week for the purpose of examining the children. In addition
to the routine class teaching, special handicraft instruction
was given in Gardening, Cobbling, Domestic Science and
Carpentry.
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