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PHYSICALLY HANDICAPPED PUPILS
Number known to the Authority 62
(Ascertained during the year - 3)
In residential special schools (including hospital schools 3
In the day special school 59
The authority maintains a day special school for physically handicapped pupils;
the Elizabeth Fry Special School and Spastic Unit. The school caters for physically
handicapped pupils of all ages, the Spastic Unit provides 12 places for children aged
2-7 who are suffering from Cerebral Palsy.
Ten West Ham children left the school during the year, of these,
3 returned to ordinary school
1 left school at 15 years
3 left school at l6 years and were reported
to the Youth Employment Officer as
Disabled Juveniles.
1 admitted to a Residential School for Physically
Handicapped pupils
1 transferred to the Day School for Educationally
Sub-normal pupils.
1 was notified to the Local Authority for
supervision after leaving school.
It is interesting to note the variety of physical handicaps on account of which
the children have been admitted.
Heart conditions (congenital and rheumatic) 3
Paralysis 13
Cerebral Palsy 15
Quiescent tuberculosis of bones and joints 1
Muscular dystrophy 3
Perthe's disease 4
Fragilitas ossium 2
Miscellaneous conditions l8
The miscellaneous conditions include the following:-
Hand-Schuller-Christian disease
Congenital deformities
Cerebral Tumour
Osteochondritis
Cretinism
Post-vaccinal encephalitis
Ectopic bladder
Haemophilia
Epilepsy
Nephrosis
Achondroplasia
Meningocele
Spino cerebellar degeneration
Arthrogryphosis
Hydrocephalus
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