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The Parent Teacher Association has continued its activities during the
year and the Association has been able to provide the following for the
children of Vale Road P.H. School:- A day's outing at Southend-on-Sea by
Eagle Steamer; Christmas Party with Tree and Presents; provided a display
cabinet to start a school museum, supplemented the School Recorder Band by
buying extra instruments; supplied a set of handbells for the children;
purchased clothing and swimming gear for necessitous cases.
Educationally Sub-Normal Children
Provision has long been made with the School for Educationally Sub-Normal
Children at Oak Lodge, Finchley and more recently with Durants School, Enfield,
to meet the special educational needs of these handicapped children.
At the end of the year 41 Hornsey children were attending Oak Lodge
School and 7 children were awaiting admission, while at Durants School, 63
children from Tottenham were in attendance and there were 20 awaiting
admission.
Hospital School, St. Ann's General Hospital, Tottenham
This school, which was opened at the end of 1952, has continued throughout
the year. It caters for an age range from 5 to 15 years and the average
attendance during the year was 19.
This work is of particular value in long stay cases, thereby preventing
the children from becoming educationally backward during their stay in
hospital. It is useful, also, as an ancillary means of providing the
children with occupational therapy.
Ear, Nose and Throat Clinics
The visiting Aural Surgeon, Dr. F.P.M Clarke, reports that as in
previous years, there were three clinical sessions in this department held
weekly - two at Tottenham and one at Hornsey. These clinics were first
established in 1922 under the supervision of Mr. A.R. Friel, F. R. C. S., the
well-known consultant who did pioneer work in the clearing up of chronic.