[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Barking].

  • Barking (London, England). Urban District.
Date:
[1928]
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    29 The number of physically defective children in attendance at the cripple class was 38; 4 cases left the class on attaining the age of 16 years, whilst 14 cases left the class for other reasons. The School Medical Officer examined and certified 5 cases suitable for admission to the cripple class. (b) Ineducable mentally defective children of school age come within the responsibility of the Essex County Council. (c) The question of the after-care of mentally defective children, i.e., after attaining the age of 16 years becomes the statutory duty of the Local Control Authority, and is carried cut by the Essex County Council who arrange for guardianship or institutional care in necessary cases. Though no provision had until recently been made for the after-care of blind or deaf children or cripples, an after-care Commit tee has now been formed for that purpose. (18) NURSERY SCHOOLS. There are no nursery schools in the district. (19) SECONDARY SCHOOLS. The only secondary school in the district is the Abbey School, which comes under the Essex County Council. The arrangement whereby routine inspection at this school was carried out by the School Medical Officer of the district has been discontinued. It seems invidious that many of the children passing from your elementary schools to the secondary school should lose the benefit of your very comprehensive scheme of medical inspection and treatment, and further it appears obvious that unless or until the County are in a position to supply an equally comprehensive scheme, arrangements should be made for this work to be carried out by your Authority. (20) CONTINUATION SCHOOLS. There are no continuation schools in the district.