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Frederick Road and Water Lane Deaf Centres.
These Centres have accommodation for 40 and 44 Deaf mutes
respectively. All the children are examined annually by an Assistant
School Medical Officer, and arrangements are also made for an
annual examination by the Specialist Aural Surgeon.
A number of children from outside areas are admitted to these
schools by arrangement with the Local Education Authority, when
vacant places permit.
Frederick Road Deaf Centre.
The annual routine medical inspection took place in September,
,1936, when 30 pupils were examined.
No. examined No. defective Percentage defective
30 9 30
Parents present, 18 = 60%
The rather low attendance of parents is due to the fact that
some of the children live at long distances from the school, also
a number of children come from outside areas such as East Ham,
Dagenham, and Barking.
Defects for Treatment: Result of Re-inspection :
Defective vision 5 Five cases prescribed glasses
—all obtained them.
Ear disease 1 Attended clinic; recovered.
Enlarged Tonsils and
Adenoids 1 Operation not yet performed.
Heart disease 1 In statuo quo.
Spinal curvature 1 Attended Queen Mary's
Hospital
Some of these defects occurred in the children from outside
areas, and these Local Authorities were informed.
The nutritional state of the children was quite good.
Excellent 11 = 36.6%
Normal 19 = 63.4%
All the children gained weight satisfactorily.
There are 37 children on the roll, consequently there were
seven children absent. The reasons for their absence were:—
Three children with their parents hop-picking.
Two were ill, and two absent for no apparent reasonone
of these being a "speech" case.
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