[Report 1937] / Medical Officer of Health and School Medical Officer of Health, Derbyshire County Council.

  • Derbyshire (England). County Council.
Date:
1937
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Credit: [Report 1937] / Medical Officer of Health and School Medical Officer of Health, Derbyshire County Council. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    D. Full-time Courses of Higher Education for Blind, Deaf, Defective and Epileptic Children. No full-time courses of higher education for such students are provided by the Derbyshire Education Committee. Arrangements are made for the higher education of Derbyshire Blind Students generally at the Royal Midland Institution for the Blind, Not- tingham. When a child in attendance at a special school for the blind reaches the age of 16, the Derbyshire Education Committee gives careful consideration to the question of sending him for a course of higher education so as to enable him to earn his own living either independently or with the help of the Augmentation of Wages Scheme of the Royal Midland Institution for the Blind. Suitable cases are also from time to time referred for training by a Home Teacher or the Secretary of the Royal Midland Institution for the Blind; in each case, a medical certificate is obtained, stating that the candidate is suitable for training. These cases all receive sympathetic consideration. During 1937, the following students were in training :— Blind Case.s. Number of Students. Ro3'al Midland Institution for the Blind, Nottingham... 10 Henshaw’s Institution for the Blind ... ... ... 1 Worcester College for the Blind ... ... ... ... 1 Sheffield Workshops for the Blind 2 14 Epileptic Cases. Chalfont Colony Lingfield Colony 2 1 3 Crippled. Derwen Cripples’ Training College Stanmore Cripples’ Home... Winchester Hill Cripples’ Home 3