[Report 1933] / School Medical Officer of Health, Essex County Council.

  • Essex County Council
Date:
1933
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Credit: [Report 1933] / School Medical Officer of Health, Essex County Council. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    (a) Multiple Defects. There are 47 cliildren recorded under this heading ; of these 17 are not at any school, the remainder being at recognised schools or institutions. (b) Blind. There are 28 children certified as blind under the Education Act and of these 23 are in recognised schools, being mainly catered for at the Gorleston and Brighton Special Schools. On the Kogister of partially blind there are 94 children and of these 54 are suitabl} catered for in recognised schools, 18 being in attendance at the Grays Myope Class. (c) Deaf. There are 49 children classed as deaf and 38 of these are suitably placed in recognised special schools. (d) Epileptics. 24 children are registered as suffering from this condition and 8 of these are attending special schools. There are also 39 children reported as minor epileptics. (e) Mentally Defective. 484 children (boys, 309 ; girls, 175), are classed as feeble-minded and of these 212 (boys, 144 ; girls 68), arc receiving education in special schools. Of this number 55 (boys, 38 ; girls, 17) are in residential special schools. On the roll of the three Special Schools provided by the Essex Education Committee there are 149 children as follows :— Boys. Girls. Totals. Grays 26 26 52 Woodford .. 28 11 39 Romford 47 11 58 Totals .. 101 48 149 At the Walthamstow Day Class there are 8 children (boys, 5 ; girls, 3) iu attendance. The arrangements for after-care are as set out in previous years. All children are reviewed within a reasonable jK'riod of date due to leave the school and tho.so in need of Statutory Su])crvision or Institution or Guardianship Care are reported to the County Committee for the Care of the Mentally Deiective; particulars of others are passed to the Essex Voluntary Association for Iriendly care.