§ Mr. DAYasked the President of the Board of Education whether he will give the numbers of the physically and mentally-deficient children, separately, on the rolls of the special schools in England and Wales as at the last convenient date, with comparable figures for the last three years?
Mr. STANLEYThe information for which the hon. Member asks is given in the following table:
Number of Physically defective and Mentally defective children on the rolls of Special Schools in England and Wales on 31st March in each of the years 1932, 1933, 1934 and 1935. — Physically defective children. Mentally defective children. 1932 28,095 15,628 1933 28,838 15,637 1934 28,884 15,318 1935 29,417 14,974