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Physically Handicapped Children in Day Special Schools:
Heart cases 14
Cripples (non-tubercular condition) 54
Miscellaneous 7
Out of school cases:
Heart cases 2
Cripples 9
Miscellaneous 4
Fresh Ascertainments during the year:
Heart cases Nil
Cripples 16
Miscellaneous 4
DELICATE CHILDREN. These are children who, by reason of impaired physical condition,
cannot, without risk to their health, be educated under the normal regime of an ordinary
school. A few are suffering from some well-defined condition such as asthma, but the
majority present a general debility arising from various causes and requiring good food and
careful management to restore them to normal health. So far as possible these children are
sent for treatment to the Fyfield Residential Open Air School, near Ongar; some are sent
to convalescent homes, approved by the Ministry of Education for long-term cases. Figures
relating to the admissions to Fyfield and to convalescent homes will be found on pages 77 and
The number of children ascertained as delicate during the year was 233, and their
disposal was as follows:-
Admitted to Fyfield 155
Admitted to other
Residential Special
Schools 19
Refused to go away 12
On waiting list at end of
year 46
Removed from area 1
MALADJUSTED CHILDREN. These are children who show evidence of emotional instability
or psychological disturbance, and require special educational treatment in order to effect
their personal, social or educational readjustment. Such children are first investigated
and the diagnosis established at the Child Guidance Clinic. The special educational treatment
required is advised by the Clinic and often wholly or partly carried out there. The
number of children ascertained as maladjusted during the year was 11, and their disposal
was as follows:-
Kept under observation 1
Admitted to Hostels 3
Placed in Foster Home 1
Admitted to Approved Schools 2
Awaiting admission to Residential
Schools 4
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