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Excellent 42.9%
Normal 53.0%
Slightly subnormal 4.1%
As mentioned in previous reports, the nutritional state of
deaf children is usually very satisfactory.
FYFIELD RESIDENTIAL OPEN-AIR SCHOOL
During the year 1946, 136 boys and 133 girls were admitted,
and 137 boys and 116 girls Were discharged. The children are
re-inspected a few months after they leave Fyfield to ascertain
if their improvement has been maintained. Of these 279
children who were requested to attend for re-inspection, 30 did
not attend for various reasons. Of the 249 who were examined,
221 showed continued improvement, but 28 children had not
maintained their condition and were given the opportunity of
having a further stay at the school. During the year the Chief
Assistant School Medical Officer made monthly visits, with the
exception of August. The number of re-inspections carried out
at these visits during the year under review was 1,285, being
666 boys and 619 girls.
For some time past there has been a marked tendency for
younger children to predominate among the new entrants, and
the average age of the residents has been quite low—about
nine years. This is partly due to the greater reluctance of
parents to part with the older children, and partly because the
numbers of older children needing this treatment are smaller.
The young age of the children at Fyfield provides problems for
the staff in relation to the more exacting care which is required.
NURSERY SCHOOLS AND CLASSES. The Authority
has two nursery schools—the Rebecca Cheetham Nursery School
in the north of the Borough, and the Edith Kerrison Nursery
School in the south. During the year, four quarterly routine
medical inspections were carried out at each school. The
following particulars relate to the findings at these inspections:
Rebecca Cheetham Nursery School—Accommodation: 90
Parents Number Percentage
Examination Boys Girls Total present defective defective
March 47 29 76 62 10 13.1
June 52 30 82 70 10 12.2
September 37 34 71 51 9 12.6
December 40 35 75 61 12 16.0
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