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Blind, Wandsworth Common. He is a child suffering from
optic atrophy following a fracture of the skull. Another boy,
who was at the Swiss Cottage School for the Blind, was taken
over in July by a neighbouring Authority as his parents had
removed into their district.
One boy and three girls were in attendance at the
Stonhouse School for the Partially Sighted (L.C.C.) at Clapham,
and one boy was at the Kingwood Road (L.C.C.) School
for the Partially Sighted, Fulham. One girl was discharged
during the year as she had obtained suitable employment.
These were all cases of high myopia.
Deaf and Partially Deaf Children. One deaf girl was
in attendance at the Royal School for the Deaf and Dumb,
at Margate. There were, in addition, two partially deaf
girls and one partially deaf boy attending Special Schools
during .1937, one girl being at the Oak Lodge (L.C.C.)
School for Elder Girls, Clapham Common, and one girl and
one boy at the Oldridge Road (L.C.C.) Partially Deaf School,
Balham. This boy's parents removed during the year to the
district of another Authority who took over responsibility for
his care.
Epileptic Children. One girl, suffering from severe
epilepsy requiring institutional treatment, was at the Chalfont
Colony, Bucks. One boy suffering from severe epilepsy was
at the Maghull Home, Liverpool.
PHYSICALLY DEFECTIVE CHILDREN.
(a) Tuberculous Children. The Surrey County Council
is the Authority responsible for the treatment of tuberculosis
in Wimbledon. One girl suffering from pulmonary tuberculosis
was admitted to the Holy Cross Sanatorium in 1937.
Two girls and four boys suffering from non-pulmonary tuberculosis
were also at certified Special Schools at the end of
the year. These included one boy and one girl with tuberculous
glands of the neck who were admitted to the Victoria Home,
Margate. Another boy with tuberculous glands of the neck
was sent to the Royal Sea Bathing Hospital, Margate. A girl
with lupus of the nose was admitted to the Lord Mayor
Treloar's Home at Alton whilst two boys, with a tuberculous
hip and tuberculous knee respectively, were sent to the
Heatherwood Hospital, Ascot. A further boy, who had been
under treatment at the Royal National Orthopaedic Hospital's
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