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were admitted to the School and 7 were discharged, for the following
reasons:—
Attained maximum age 1
Educational attainments on reaching age of 14 years
equal to those of Standard VII in ordinary
Elementary Schools (hard of hearing cases only) 4
Removed from district 1
Transferred to Residential Institution 1
Classification of Defects.
Deaf Mutes 21
Hard of hearing 7
Aphasia 1
Class for Stammerers.
This class met for the first time on 25th March, 1925. There were
8 pupils present (including 6 Tottenham children), 7 boys and 1 girl.
The children were taught speech control by means of speech analysis.
They were shown how to examine a word and find out the different sounds
of which it was composed. Their control was strengthened by their being
taught how to hold on to a sound for a given number of beats. The
children remained in the class until their speech had improved, when they
returned to their former school and other stammerers were admitted to
take their places. Various letters of appreciation reached the Head
Mistress from the Head Teachers of the schools to which the children
returned. The class was disbanded in September owing to the illness of
the teacher in charge. By this time 11 children had been treated to
completion and 6 were still under treatment. 14 of these came from
Tottenham Schools and 3 from other districts.
The class was re-organised and re-opened on 25th January, 1926,
with 10 boys and girls on the roll, all Tottenham children. The class
consists of children who were being treated when the class was disbanded,
1 boy who was reported as having failed to maintain the improvement
effected in his speech by previous treatment, and others who did not avail
themselves of the opportunity of joining the class when it was first offered.
Transport of Tottenham children residing at any considerable distance
from the school is effected by means of motor ambulance. A hot meal
is provided at mid-day for all the children in attendance at the school