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At Elizabeth Pry Special School:
1 girl, aged 11 years Physically handicapped and
educationally sub-normal.
1 girl, aged 4 years Physically handicapped and
partially sighted.
At Condover Hall Special School:
1 girl, aged 14 years Blind and educationally sub-normal
NURSERY SCHOOLS AND NURSERY CLASSES
The Authority has four nursery schools. The medical officers examine the
children each term.
Number examined Number found to Percentage found to
require treatment require treatment
467 7 1.50
When the children were examined for the first time during the year, their physical
condition (using the Ministry of Education new classification) was as follows:-
Number Examined Satisfactory Percentage Unsatisfactory Percentage
366 366 100 Nil Nil
The defects which are most frequently found at the medical inspections are
bronchitis, upper respiratory catarrh, nose and throat conditions, and minor orthopaedic
defects.
Apart from Nursery Schools the authority provides education for some children under
five years old in nursery classes. After a period in which nursery classes were closed down
three re-opened for the Autumn term 1955 - New City, Carpenters and Tollgate. These classes
continued throughout 1957. They are run on the same lines as nursery schools but do not
admit any children below the age of three. Nursery schools and classes are very much in
demand and fulfil a real need, in as much as they give outlet for the very bright children
who are ready for group and educational activities before the age of five, and for the
less endowed who, through attendance at a Nursery School, receive the extra stimulus and
skillful supervision which helps them to develop in such a way as to be better prepared
for more formal education.
CONVALESCENT TREATMENT
The type of child requiring convalescent treatment is generally below par,
described as debilitated and needing a change of environment. Some, however, have had
a recent illness such as influenza, bronchitis, pneumonia, measles, or are troubled
with attacks of upper respiratory catarrh. They require short term treatment, usually
a period of three to four weeks. Should a child be so debilitated as to require a longer
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