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(f) Accompanying special defects are noted in these very
retarded children, as follows :—
Epilepsy 1
Special Defects 27
Eye Defects 10
Asthma 2
Chorea 5
Weak Heart 4
Defect in Walking 1
In two cases it is specially noted that the child is due to go
to a Senior School at an early date; moreover, the age group
total shows that 84 boys and 101 girls are over eleven years of
age and, therefore, presumably in Senior Schools.
I will quote a few of the remarks made by the Head Teachers
on certain cases.
(a) Peggy B—, 11 years.
"Abnormally backward for her age; healthy, well kept
and fed, and no abnormal illnesses. Can write and sew well,
but has great difficulty with the simplest reading; bad
memory; poor at numbers; is doing seven-year-old work,
and goes to a Senior School in August."
(b) Florence D—, 10 years.
"Very backward; finds it impossible to keep up with
the rest of 'C' Division; very bad memory; no concentration;
very difficult to make her improve herself at all."
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