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7.
School Medical Staff and Evacuation.
Throughout the year a number of children were examined by the
School Medical Officers and Nurses to determine and ensure their fitness
for evacuation prior to their departure.
Certified Special Schools.
1. Suntrap Open-air School.
This School operated normally until August 10th., 1940, when,
owing to frequent air raids in the neighbourhood, the school was closed
down and a dispersal of the children was carried out. A school party
of 25 Tottenham children was evacuated, with the consent of parents, to
Gillingham, in Dorset, The remaining Tottenham children were brought
back to Tottenham, and children maintained by other Authorities at Suntrap
were returned to the districts of these Authorities. The Staff
also were dispersed. The buildings remained empty until taken over by
the Admiralty at the end of 1940.
2. Vale Road School for P.P.Children.
In November, 1959, the pupils and Staff of this school, who had
been evacuated to the Civil Service Camp at Corton, near Lowestoft, and
to Golden Sands Camp and to Horsley Green Camp, Stokenchurch, Bucks,
were redrafted as follows:- 30 children were merged with L.C.C, units
at Horsley Green and Hambleton Manor. The remaining 43 children were
returned to Tottenham under the supervision of the Head Teacher, where
the P.D. School was resumed at Downhills School in March, 1940, and
transferred to West Green Road School in May, 1940.
3. School for the Deaf.
The pupils and Staff of this school who had been evacuated at the
outbreak of War to Gorleston Camp, Barry, S. Wales, were transferred to
Allangate, Rustington, where a large house had been taken over for this
purpose.
The premises consist of a fine modern house and annexe standing
in a spacious garden. Excellent heating and hot water systems are installed,
and there are several luxurious bathrooms, good domestic offices,
and large classrooms and dining rooms.
For the training of the deaf children remaining in Tottenham, the
School for the Deaf was set up at West Green Road School, in Tottenham.
4. Lordship Lane School for Partially Sighted Children.
As in previous years, Tottenham pupils have attended this School
which is in the administrative district of Wood Green.
5. Oak Lodge Special School.
Throughout 1940, mentally defective educablechildren were sent to
Oak Lodge Special School as in previous years. This School is under the
management of a Joint Board consisting Of representatives of Finchley,
Wood Green and Hornsey. Unfortunately, it was found necessary by the
Finchley Council to utilise part of the premises as a depot for Civil
Defence personnel, which caused serious loss to the school of vital
accommodation, One of the results of this displacement has been that
occupational training has been brought practically to a standstill, and
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