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CERTIFIED SPECIAL SCHOOLS.
School for the Deaf.
Numbers at the Rustington evacuated school decreased steadily
because those leaving were not replaced by younger entrants; these
latter attended the day school in the Borough. A proposal was
therefore made to close the Rustington school entirely.
At the same time, tine local temporary quarters at West Green
School became more crowded. Finally the remainder of the school
was taken over from the National Fire Service. We can now,
therefore, use the amplifier to full capacity in a quiet room reserved
for this and for audiometer testing in the school.
Speech training sessions have been further extended, and more
stammerers benefit than ever before.
We hope that early in 1943 the building specially made for
these children will again be available, when it will be easier to give
them all the special care they require. All children are medically
inspected and re-insipected, and where necessary referred to the
Aural Clinic.
Oak Lodge School for Mentally Defective Children.
Mentally defective children who are educable are provided for
at the special day school at Oak Lodge, Finchley. This is managed
by a joint Board of Finchley, Wood Green and Hornsey.
Finchley A.R.P. Service occupied a part of the building at the
beginning of the war; this cramped the space and made it difficult
to cater for the educational needs of the children. In the middle
of this year, I am pleased to say, the A.R.P. service vacated the
premises. Older boys will now be instructed in boot repairing a.nd
will resume the woodwork classes.
53 Tottenham children were attending at the end of the year.
There is, unfortunately, no accommodation for children certified
mentally defective at the school; but after the war we hope to provide
special premises for these children.
Special Day School for Partially Sighted Children.
Lordship Lane Myopic Class (Wood Green administration) was
closed. Children now attend by arrangement at the Walthamstow
School for Blind and Myopic Children at Hale End Road.
Such children have to be selected and certified by the Ophthalmic