Report of the Departmental Committee on Defective and Epileptic Children.

  • Great Britain. Committee on Defective and Epileptic Children.
Date:
1898
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    DALE, Miss G.—6ont. Five or six centres required at Birmingham, 2435-7, 2553-8. Constrnction of centres, part of ordinary school, 2458-72. Separate playgrounds not necessary, 2473-5. Staff, assistant teachers, uncertificated, 2476-88. Cost of maintenance, 4Z. 3s. 6d. and 4L 8s. 10c?., 2489-90. Age of admission, seven years, 2491-7. Admission is made upon the recommendation of the special teacher, without medical advice, 2498-506 and 2838-48. Two epileptics and one cripple iu the classes, 2508- 14. Time table, 2516-20. Punishments, 2521-3. Attendance regular, 82 per cent., 2524-6. Employment of children after leaving school, 2528-33. Age at leaving school, 14, 2559-64. Training homes desired for some girls on leaving school, 2565-72. Manual instruction, 2592-5; cookery and laundry now to be taught, 2596; standard reached in reading and writing, 2598-600. Institutions for idiots and imbeciles at Knowle, not used by the guardians, 2612-6. DAEEJSTTH SCHOOLS FOB, IMBECILE CHILD- REN: History and foundation of, {Mann) 5711-25, 5826-32, 5854-5. Not registered under Idiots Act, (Mann) 5914-8. Procedure before admission to, {Mann) 5755-76, 5852-3, 5870-1, 5887-90. Age of admission, 5 years, {WalmsJei/) 4045, {Mann) 5726-7. Admission, through the poor law, (Wahnsley) 4074-5, usually but not always through workhouse, (Mann) 5759, 5796-807, 5847-51; (KnoUys) 7125-8 ; farm of certificate for, (^enc?;,) 162-72,311-20; {Walmsley) 42.39-50; {Mann) 5759-76, 6813-21; {Loch) 5525-6; {Mann} 5891-908, 5929-43; 23, 109; never refused, {Mann) 5863 - 7; process of obtaining, sometimes slow, {Seirell) 6321-30. Pauperisation of parent of child admitted to, (Beach) 284-7 ; (Mann) 5808-12, 5792-3, 5868-9 ; (KnoUys) 7116-24. No power of detention at, (Walmsley) 4078-82 ; (Mann) 5890 ; except in case of children not under proper control, or ill-treated, or neglected, (Mami) 5755; 19. Classification of children at, (Hoatson) 1730-1, 1766- 71, 2011-16; (Walmsley) 3938-9, 4036, 420.3-5; class of patient deteriorating, (Mann) 5728-33; some defective children thei'e who would be better off outside, (Walmsley) 4-004-22, 4036-48, 4052-61, 4088-101, 4306-13 ; (Moherhj) 3657-9, 3696-706. Number of children at, (Munv) 5734-44 ; number of educable children, (Hoatson) 1696-720, 2051-9; (Walmsley) 3936-42. Blind, a.nd deaf and dumb children at, (Walmsley) 4231-7 ; cases of imperfect articulation, (Walmsley) 3989, 3990-1. Epileptics not imbeciles at, (Hoatson) 1846-51, 1959- 63, (Walmsley) 4069-73, 4294-7. Separation of higher from lower grade imbeciles at, (Hoatson) 1765-71; (Walmsley) 4102-10. Teaching: staff and qualifications, (Beach) 181-8; (Hoatson) 1790-809, 1873-4, 2147-54; (Wa,lmsle^J) 3998-4002, 4318; (Mann) 5746-8, 5763-4; size of classes, (Hoatson) 1708. 1876, 1900, 2060-2 ; (Walmsley) 4003, 4034-6, 4135-44, 4152-68, 4315-9. Physically defective children not sent to school, (Hoatson) 1862-60, 1903-7, 2110-6. Teaching in mixed classes, (Hoatson) 1724-9, 2022-3; classification difiicult, (Hoatson) 1730-1; teaching use of muscular powers, (Hoa.tson) 1731-4 ; manual instruction, (Hoatson) 1734-9; teaching of colours and kindergarten, (Hoatson) 2741-4; reading and writing, (Hoatson) 1745-7; arithmetic, (Hoatson) 1748-54, 2063-80 ; industrial occupations, but no cookery or laundry w ork, (Hoatson) 1755-8, 1954-7, 2086-91, 2164-73; (Wahiisleij) 4166-8, 4174-7, 4263-9; music, (Hoa.tson) 1750-64. Records kept of educational progress, (Hoatson) 1831-45. Punishment: none, (Hoatson) 1930-4; (Walmsley) 4178-83, 4270-81. Pictures: more might be provided, (Walmsley) 4153-8. DARENTH SCHOOLS—corii. Children have no pets nor gardens, (Walmsley) 4150-64. Visits of guardians, (Hoatson) 1900-21, 2116-20. Cost, (Beach) 192-6; (Walmsley), 4030-4; (Mann) 5783-7, 5841-6, 5925-6; how defrayed, (Mann) 5788-95. Death-rate at, (Walmsley) 3970, 4298-305. Children re-certified on arriving at age of 16, (Mann) 5759, 5833-40. Procedure as to discharge, (Mann) 5777-8, 5822-5 5856-62, 5872-3. Numbers dischai-ged and improved, (Hoatson) 1783-5, 2096, 2103 ; (Walmsley), 4005-8, 4119-34, 4210-6, 4224^7,_ 4321-2. Intermediate home desired for those discharged as improved; (Hoatson) 1778-86,1942-8,1991-6, 2121, 2180-202; (W^a^TOsZe?/) 4282-8. Employments obtained after discharge, (Beach) 191 • (Hoatson) 2100-1, 2164-76 ; (Walmsley) 4311-2. DEAF CHILDREN: Number, (Pooley) 6201-4; grants paid for, (Pooley) 6210. 6213. Partially, (Colmcm) 6164-78. Number, who a,rc also feeble-minded, (Van Fraagh) 6670-9 ; (B) 4; .should be taught as deaf children, (Van Praagh) 6691-606, 5643-6; 79. Can be boarded out, sent to day schools, and taught on the oral system. (Van Praagh) 5602, 5607-24. DEFECTIVE: Use of term, (Shuttlevmrtli) 9 ; 12. DEFECTS: Description of, as observed in defective children, (i?eac/(,), 111-20; (Z'ot) 433-6; (Warnor\ 679, 704, 729-32; (Hcorn.<) 1298-300; (Walmsleii) 3973-86, 4058; 14. Table of, illustrating modification required in in- struction; X. DEFINITION: Of lunatic under Lunacy Act, 1890, as includino- imbecile, (Mann) 6760-2. Of idiot and imbecile under Idiots Act, 1886, as not including or included by lunatic, (Mann) 5915-17; no other statutoiy definition, (KnoUys) 7211; 19. ' Of children admissible to special classes, (Kerr) 447 ; (Chard) 1341-4; (Moberly) 3547-60; (Harrison) 7252-4. Difiiculty in framing, (Warner) 928 • (Walmsley) 4193-5; (Loch) 5376-9, 5512-16, 5546- 5l ; should not be too strictly laid down, (8vnae) 7594-604, 7631-4. ^ f y ^ Of idiot, imbecile, feeble-minded, and defective; memorandum by Dr. Shuttleworth and Dr. Smith (Shuttlev-orth) 9. Of feeble-minded, defective, and epileptic, as used in Report; 12. Of imbecile, as used in recommended legislation, 104 (17). DELICACY: Arises from low niitrition, (Warner) 699. Is affected by sex, 699, 793; residence, 794; and a-e, 795. DELICATE CHILDREN: Are often dull, (Warner) 700-3; and have other defects, 734, 750- Sometimes overpressed in ordinary schools, (Oohnan) 6149-51. Should iu some cases bn admitted to special classes (Verrall) 2318-22; 76. Should not be taught witli defective children (Ferrier) 5281-2. DESKS: (Harris) 1322-6; (Verrall) 2282; (Dale) 2583-5: (Whenmar.) 2791-6, 2880-2; (Martin) 4985-6; (Dv, Port) 6956-8 ; (Hodge) 7542-3 ; (Synne) 7643-4 ; (B) 12; 63 (4) a. ^ J J > DETERIORATION: Of defective children by contact with others ; no instance observed, (Oohnan) 6060-1. Of children in special classes, during the holidavs (Du Port) 6901-3, 6947-50. ' Of epileptic children, when not educated, (Qaahell) 4353-4; 86. LI 2