§ 44. Sir WILLIAM JENKINSasked the Parliamentary Secretary to the Board of Education the percentage of medically defective children in public elementary schools in England and Wales at the ages of 5, 10, 12, and 14 years; and the percentage in non-provided schools, giving the particulars for England and Wales separately for the years 1920, 1925, 1930, 1932, and to the last available date?
§ The PARLIAMENTARY SECRETARY to the BOARD of EDUCATION (Mr. Ramsbotham)As the reply involves a number of figures I will circulate it in the OFFICIAL REPORT.
§ Following is the Reply:
§ It is not possible to give the information in the precise form asked for in the question. The following table gives the nearest available figures; these relate to children found to require treatment as distinct from those needing observation only. Separate particulars relating to non-provided schools are not available, and separate figures for England and Wales cannot be given without an undue expenditure of time and labour.