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ELIZABETH PRY SPASTIC UNIT
This Unit, attached to the Elizabeth Pry Special School was opened in June, 1954.
The Unit is under the control of the Head Teacher of the parent school and is a specially
designed single-storied building. A full account of the Unit appeared in the report for
1954. The procedure for the admission and the attendance of pupils was also described
at the same time. In addition to the children in the nursery class of the Unit a large
number of pupils from the parent school attended for treatment in the large appropriately
equipped physiotherapy treatment room and in the speech section. The progress of the
children has been most satisfactory. As was to be expected, the Unit has aroused great
interest, not only locally, but over a wide area and many visitors, both individual and
in groups, have visited in order to observe its working. By the end of the year 12
children under the age of seven years were in the Unit. All were receiving physiotherapy
and 11 speech therapy. Of these twelve cases five were extra-district. In addition four
cases attended the Unit on an out-patient basis, one under two years of age. Of these
four cases two were extra-district.
WEST HAM SCHOOL FOR THE DEAF
The capacity of this school, which also takes children from East Ham and contiguous
areas of Essex is now 120 and the maximum number of children on the roll during the year
was 88, including 58 extra-district cases. New additional buildings were brought into
use during the year which increased the capacity from 70 to 120 pupils.
Of the 94 children in attendance during the year, 24 West Ham cases and 48 extradistrict
cases were regarded as deaf and 8 West Ham cases and 14 extra-district cases as
partially deaf and suited for instruction with hearing aids. The admissions to and
discharges from the school are set out below
Admissions
West Ham Extra-district
Deaf 4 4 Essex
Partially deaf Nil 4 Essex
3 East Ham
Leavers
Deaf 4 1 Essex
2 Barking
Partially deaf Nil 2 Essex
WEST HAM RESIDENTIAL OPEN AIR SCHOOL, FYFIELD
During the year 63 West Ham boys and 48 West Ham girls were admitted, and 77 West
Ham boys and 6l West Ham girls were discharged. Of extra-district children 27 boys and
11 girls were admitted and 28 boys and 14 girls were discharged. The West Ham children
are relnspected by the area medical officers a few months after they leave the school to
ascertain if their improvement has been maintained. Of the 95 who attended for examination,
88 showed continued improvement, but 7 children had not maintained their condition
and were given the opportunity of having a further stay at the school. Children are
admitted to the school each term and a few at mid-term.
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