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Census of Cripple Children of School Age in the Borough.
In March the Board of Education asked for a return showing
particulars of all cripple children of school age. Many of these
were able to be 'brought to the school clinic for examination, but
others had to be visited in their homes by the school medical
officers. In all 107 cripple children were examined, divided into
the following classes :—
(1) Crippling due to Tuberculosis 29
(2) Crippling due to Poliomyelitis Anterior Acuta 22
(3) Crippling due to Rickets 1
(4) Crippling to Congenital Deformities, Trauma,
etc 38
(5) Crippling due to Severe Defects of the Heart 17
Total 107
These cases were further analysed and grouped according to
their fitness for education in
(a) Ordinary School.
(b) Special School.
(c) Institution.
The result of the analysis is shown in the following table :—
TABLE SHOWING GROUPING OF CRIPPLE CHILDREN ACCORDING
TO FITNESS FOR EDUCATION.
Cause of Crippling.
Suitable for Education in
Ordinary
School.
Physically
Defective
School.
Residential
Institution.
Tubercular Cases
4
19
6
Poliomyelitis Cases
7
14
1
Rickets Cases
1
Congenital Deformity, etc., Cases
15
14
9
Severe Heart Cases
1
10
6
No special provision has been made for any of the above
children, with the exception of those fit to attend an ordinary
school.