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especially in the poorer parts of Wimbledon, is of the greatest
value and much appreciated.
The Local Representative of the National Society for the
Prevention of Cruelty to Children has always been ready to
co-operate in every way with the staff of the School Medical
Department.
13. BLIND, DEAF, DEFECTIVE AND EPILEPTIC
CHILDREN.
A special register is kept in the School Medical Department
of all defective children. Information regarding new cases is
furnished by the Head Teachers, School Attendance Officers,
and School Nurse-Health Visitors. In addition, special visits
were paid to all the schools by the School Medical Staff at least
twice during the year for the purpose of ascertaining and examining
suspected cases of mental deficiency.
Communications were addressed to the Head Teachers of
the schools asking them to forward a list of all children considered
to be defective within the meaning of Part V of the
Education Act, 1921.
Children requiring education in Myope or Sight-saving
Schools were referred by the Oculist from the Refraction Clinic,
whilst physically defective children in need of education in Special
Schools were brought forward from the Orthopaedic Clinic.
A special circular was also addressed to the Head Teachers
requesting them to furnish particulars regarding children with
defective hearing.
Blind and Partially Blind Children. There were two blind
children on the register at the end of the year. One is a child
aged five years who is also a suspected case of mental deficiency
and arrangements are being made for him to be re-examined
in the early part of 1934 with a view to ascertaining the type
of institution most suitable for his condition. The second case
is a girl aged fifteen years whose family had only removed into
the district in December. Arrangements have already been made
for her to be sent to a Certified School for the Blind at Brighton.
Two boys and two girls are in attendance at the Ravenstone
Myope School (L.C.C.) at Balham. There is one girl in attendance
at the Wickersley Road School (L.C.C.), Battersea. These
are children suffering from such a degree of short sight that they
cannot read ordinary school books without injury to their eyesight.
Deaf and Partially Deaf Children. There were no children
in attendance at Certified Schools for the Deaf at the end of
1933.
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