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(14) Full-time Courses of Higher Education for Blind,
Deaf, Defective and Epileptic Students.
Following are the Institutions at which West Ham cases
were undergoing a specialised course of training, having regard
to their particular defect, during 1933:—
Swiss Cottage for the Blind 3 men, 2 women
Barclay School for the Blind, Brighton 1 woman
National Institute for the Blind 1 man
Royal School for the Blind, Leatherhead 2 men
Royal Normal College 1 man
London Association for the Blind 1 woman
Lingfield Epileptic Colony 1 woman
Heritage Craft School 1 man
In addition, 14 adult blind persons are in receipt of training
at the West Ham Municipal Workshops for the Blind. This
Institution is administered by the West Ham Council, as the
Statutory authority under the Blind Persons' Act. During the year
three men were examined and reported on as to suitability for
training under this Act.
No particulars are available regarding the after-careers of
students who have left the above Institutions.
(15) Nursery Schools.
The Authority has two Nursery Schools, one in the north and
one in the south of the Borough, on sites adjoining Abbey and
Rosetta Road Schools respectively.
The particulars regarding the structure and details of organisation
of these schools were given in my last report.
The following reports have been received from the Assistant
School Medical Officers responsible for the Medical Inspection
and treatment of the children attending these two Nursery
Schools:—
Rebecca Cheetham Nursery School.
During the year 1933 the usual eight visits were made to
the Rebecca Cheetham Nursery School, four being concerned with
the routine examination of the infants and four for the purpose
of re-inspection of children found to have had some physical
defect at the previous routine inspection.
Total number of children inspected 399
Number of defects found 101 (25.5%)
Total number re-inspected 101
Special Cases 11
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