[Report 1964] / School Medical Officer of Health, Anglesey County Council.
- Anglesey (Wales). County Council. no2003102100.
- Date:
- 1964
Licence: Attribution 4.0 International (CC BY 4.0)
Credit: [Report 1964] / School Medical Officer of Health, Anglesey County Council. Source: Wellcome Collection.
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![of rheir age, left the country, etc.). The number examined during the year was 69 of whom 63 were recommended some form of special educational treatment, and six were reported upon as being unsuitable for education at school. All children suspected of being educationally backward are audiometrically tested in order to eliminate deafness as a cause of the backwardness. Those who pass the audiometer test are rhen referred for individual assessment. 65 children were examined during the year. The following table shows the number of pupils admitted to special schools during the year and the number in attendance at such schools on the 31st December: Category No. admitted 1964 No. in att’ce at Dec. 31 No. waiting adm. Dec. 31 Blind _ 2 2 Partially Sighted — 3 Deaf — 4 Partially Hearing 1 1 1 Delicate Educationally Sub-normal 10 38 70 Epileptic — Maladjusted — 2 Physically Handicapped — 2 Multiple Defects — 4 2 Speech — TOTALS 11 53 78 Defective Hearing: There were 4 deaf pupils on the register at the end of the year and 58 partially hearing. Seven children were examined by Professor Sir Alexander Ewing at Bangor, but in no case was a hearing aid recommended. Rhoscolyn Day Special School: a ■ 1 hi’o//ni°^,^ay specia* school continued to function satisfactorily during 1964. There were 25 children on the roll at 31st December, Speech Therapy: 1 Q6/1AhnLA' S' B' Rowlands> L.G.S.M., commenced duties in January, r t ]’ f r'vo sessions weekly at Holyhead and one session weekly and Mena‘ Brid«e- This is a joint appointment with the Hospital Management Committee and Merionethshire County Council.](https://iiif.wellcomecollection.org/image/b2882541x_0017.jp2/full/800%2C/0/default.jpg)
