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Hospital School
I am indebted to Mr J. Power, M.A., Borough Education Officer, Tottenham, for the
following report
''The teaching of the children at St. Ann's Hospital and at the Prince of Wales's Hospital
has progressed smoothly during the past year.
Although the schoolroom is established in the Prince of Wales's Unit at St. Ann's Hospital,
there has been considerable development of individual teaching in other wards, including tuition
of pupils in cubicles in the tuberculosis wards. These patients, who are not in the infectious
stage of the disease, are in their early teens. Tuition is specially important for them as often
they are preparing for G.C.E. or other examinations.
From time to time assistance is given to older boys and girls who have left school and who
have decided to take up further studies.
Lessons in the schoolroom are necessarily varied as they must cater for a wide age range.
Children with severe muscular disability attend school (often in special fitted chairs) and derive
great benefit and pleasure from special sense training and apparatus.
Always the pupils' interests are at heart and to this end every effort is made to follow the
child's own school curriculum including commercial subjects where necessary and to develop his
particular hobbies.
It has been possible on occasion to take the children for nature walks round the hospital
grounds in wheelchairs and on foot. This has given much pleasure and been of real educational
value.
Part-time teachers were again employed duringthe longsummer vacation to keep the children
happy and busy with handwork, stories, games, etc.
As in past years the Tottenham Library Service has been most helpful when special books
have been required.
Parents have shown their appreciation of lessons received by their children while in hospital,
and it is quite evident that the children enjoy their school work.
As always, the hospital staff has been most co-operative and helpful".
Statistical Information
Certain statistics relating to the work of the School Health Service not included in the body
of the report are contained in the appendix.