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After-Carc Committee Reports of West Ham Leavers during
1931:—
Water Lane Deaf Centre :
One boy obtained employment at Leatherwork, but now
unemployed.
One boy unemployed.
One boy lives at home with parents (Mentally unfit).
One girl employed at Waterproof Making- (Doing- well).
One girl obtained employment at Domestic Work, but
now unemployed.
One girl helps at home.
One girl continuing- her education at a private school for
the Deaf.
Frederick Road Deaf Centre:
One boy working in Mattress factory.
One boy Driller and Smith's mate.
One boy unemployed.
One girl unemployed.
EPILEPSY.
Table III. (d) gives a summary of the epileptics found among
school children during 1931. Only the severe cases are excluded
from school. A number of West Ham epileptic children are
boarded out at Institutions as follows:—
St. Elizabeth's School for Epileptics, Much Hadam—3 girls.
Lingfield Colony for Epileptics—2 girls.
Forest Gate Sick Home—2 boys, 3 girls.
Fountain Mental Hospital, Tooting—1 boy.
There arc two cases of severe epilepsy out of school.
STAMMERERS.
Throughout the year special classes of six weeks' duration
have been carried on at North Street School.
The number in each class is about ten, and a continuous waiting
list is available from the findings of the annual census of exceptional
children.
The classes, which are under the supervision of Mrs. Wardhaugh,
have been very successful, and the results have been promising.
There were sixteen cases where sufficient improvement was
not made during the first Course; these were recommended for
repeat Courses.
The children are medically examined before and at the end
of the course. During the year 40 boys and 6 girls attended the
first classes for stammering children, 10 boys and 3 girls were
taking the second course, 2 bovs a third course, and one girl a
fifth course.
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