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A. Children.
There is no change in the arrangements whereby all children between the ages of 2
years and 16 years found to be suffering from epilepsy are referred to the School Health
Service for examination and any necessary action0 If special educational treatment is
needed and this cannot be met in the ordinary day school arrangements are made for the
child's admission to either a special day or residential school. The number of children
known to be suffering from epilepsy and their placing is as follows:-
1. In attendance at ordinary schools 53
2. In attendance at day special schools 1
In attendance at residential special schools 4
Total: 58
B. Adults.
As there is no complete registration of persons suffering from epilepsy it is not
possible to give a true picture of this defect. It is usually the more severe cases which
come to notice and if such cases are in need of residential accommodation this is arranged
by the Welfare Department under Part III of the National Assistance Act, 1948.
The number of West Ham cases of epilepsy in residential care at the end of the year
was 12, these cases being accommodated as follows:-
Forest Hotise 3
Chalfont Epileptic Colony 4
Prested Hall 1
Wessex House 4
In some further cases known to this department the epilepsy is associated with a
degree of mental deficiency. If institutional care is not required such cases may be
placed under supervision in accordance with the provisions of the Mental Deficiency Acts.
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