HC Deb 28 March 1922 vol 152 cc1141-2
83. Sir J. D. REES

asked the President of the Board of Education whether he can give the cost per head of the open-air schools and mentally-defective schools; and whether any official reports have been issued upon the education given in the latter case and its results?

The PRESIDENT of the BOARD of EDUCATION (Mr. Herbert Fisher)

As the answer is rather long, I will circulate it in the OFFICIAL REPORT.

The following is the answer:

The average cost per child during the year ended 31st March, 1921, of schools for mentally-defective children and of open-air schools maintained by local education authorities and voluntary bodies, and certified by the Board, was as follows:

Schools for mentally-defective children. £
Local Education Authority Residential Schools 95
Local Education Authority Day Schools 27
Non-Local Education Authority Residential Schools 62
Open-air Schools.
Local Education Authority Residential Schools 97
Local Education Authority Day Schools 35
Non-Local Education Authority Residential Schools 86

As regards the education given in the schools for mentally-defective children, a full account appears in Section VII (page 98 and onwards) of the Report of the chief medical officer of the Board for 1917.