[Report 1954] / School Medical Officer of Health, Glamorgan County Council.
- Glamorgan (Wales). County Council. nb2014013905.
- Date:
- 1954
Licence: Attribution 4.0 International (CC BY 4.0)
Credit: [Report 1954] / School Medical Officer of Health, Glamorgan County Council. Source: Wellcome Collection.
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![The following table shows the various causes for failures which were discovered by the Sch Medical Officers when the children were examined at the various clinics ;— Otorrhoea Catarrh Wax Mastoidectomy Other causes 78 88 203 9 79 All the cases referred for examination by an E.N.T. Specialist have not yet been examir but this is due to the long hospital waiting lists. Fifty-one children failed to attend for their third test after having been recommended tre ment. These cliildren will be kept under observation at school.” {e) Physically Handicapped and Delicate Children. (Physically handicapped pupils, that is to say, pupils not suffering solely from a defect of sight or hearing who reason of disease or crippling defect cannot, without detriment to their health or educational development, be satisfactoi educated under the normal regime of ordinary schools.) (Delicate pupils, that is to say, pupils not falling under any other category in this Regulation, who by reason impaired physical condition need a change of environment or cannot, without risk to their health or educational developme be educated under the normal regime of ordinary schools.) Vacancies in special schools for physically handicapped children are difficult to obtain. At prese these special schools are situated a considerable distance from the homes of Glamorgan children and it quite understandable that parents are hesitant in allowing their physically handicapped children to go ; away to school. Visiting by the parents during term time is difficult and costly. Every effort is made to persua parents to allow their children to be admitted to residential schools when we are fortunate enough to sect vacancies. It is considered that the disadvantages of remoteness are outweighed by the benefit that t children receive by the special education provided. All the children return home for the normal schc holidays, even though it is necessary to organise special transport arrangements. The need for a spec school for physically handicapped pupils in Glamorgan is clearly apparent and it is pleasing to report tli such a school will materialise in the fairly near future. The following statistics show the present position of the Glamorgan physically handicapped pupils : Attending residential special schools in England .. . . .. 21 Attending “Spastic Centre” at Neath .. . . . . . . 4 Attending “Spastic Centre” at Swansea . . . . . . . . 1 Attending ordinary schools . . . . .. . . .. . . 46 Receiving home tuition . . . . . . . . . . . . 39 The regulations do not permit the provision of home tuition for those children whose parents ha refused consent to their admission to special schools. It may at first appear that these regulations a harsh, but some parents would erroneously elect for their children to have home tuition in preference education at a s])ecial school. Association with other children is an important part of full education and th iinfortunat(4y, is not a])])reciated by some parents.](https://iiif.wellcomecollection.org/image/b28844853_0024.jp2/full/800%2C/0/default.jpg)
