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Sutton 1968
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Sutton]
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Each terra a conference is held, attended by all concerned with the children
in the Unit to discuss their progress and placement. Children can also be
admitted to the Unit for a diagnostic and assessment period.
This has proved most valuable in helping to decide a child's most suitable future placement.
| 1969 | 1968 | |
|---|---|---|
| No. of children attending Unit | 9 | 11 |
| No. of children discharged | 2 | 4 |
| No. of children attending Unit who are: | ||
| a) long-stay residents in Queen Mary's Hospital | 10 | 9 |
| b) from the community | 2 | 2 |
| No. of children transferred from Unit to placements at : | ||
| a) The Fountain School | 1 | 2 |
| b) Residential home for severely subnormal children with daily attendance at Sutton Training Centre | 1 | |
| c) Day hospital care | - | 1 |
| d) School for maladjusted children | 1 | - |
A number of children attending the classes have made satisfactory progress,
but it is now realised that children must be admitted as soon as the
diagnosis has been made, usually in the age group 2-5 years. It is
hoped that a nursery class will be commenced in 1970.
(d) Queen Mary's Hospital School
When a child is admitted to hospital it is essential to continue his or her
education as soon as he or she has sufficiently recovered from illness to
do so, At Queen Mary's Hospital School some of the pupils can attend
classrooms but the majority have individual tuition in bed. A number of
children are in hospital for a short time only but a significant percentage
are in hospital for a period of months or even years. In addition to the
head teacher there are 29 assistant teachers and the curriculum at the
school is as varied as in any other school. The total number of children
on the register at 31st December 1968 was 156 and at 31st December 1969 was
136.
(e) Belmont Hospital School
At Belmont Hospital there is a diagnostic unit basically for deaf children.
The children are referred from a very wide area in the South of England
and the unit specialises in the examination of children for deafness.
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