[Report 1947] / School Medical Officer of Health, West Bromwich.

  • West Bromwich (England). Council.
Date:
1947
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Credit: [Report 1947] / School Medical Officer of Health, West Bromwich. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    HANDICAPPED CHILDREN. (a) Categories of Handicapped Children. These are shown in the following table :— Category In Special school In main¬ tained school In Inde¬ pendent school Not at school. Total Blind 3 _____ 1 1 5 Partially Sighted . . 1 — -- — 1 Deaf 6 — — — 6 Partially Deaf 3 — — — 3 Delicate 2 94 1 3 100 Educationally Sub¬ normal 59 6 65 Epileptic 2 — — — 2 Maladjusted 1 1 2 -- 4 Physically Handi¬ capped 6 50 * 6 62 Speech Defects — 85 — — 85 Multiple disabilities 2 5 — • 7 Total 85 241 4 10 340 There is no open-air school for delicate children in West Bromwich, but we are fortunate in being able to arrange for a number of our cases to attend “ The Hollies/’ Smethwick. There is no doubt that in a town of this size, facilities should be available for open-air education for those children who are delicate or suffering from malnutrition or other diseases such as bronchitis, asthma and similar conditions. The educationally sub-normal children are educated at the Junior Practical School, an account of the work of which is appended. Considerable difficulty is experienced in dealing with maladjusted children, and for those in need of child guidance treatment to attend child guidance clinics. There is un¬ doubtedly great need for child guidance facilities in this area, and it is hoped that in the not too distant future it may be possible to provide such a clinic to which children from West Bromwich could be referred.