§ 52. Mr. Sorensenasked the Minister of Education what is the approximate number of deaf and partially deaf children receiving primary and secondary education in the county of Essex; how many schools for this purpose exist in the county; and what consideration has been given to the proposal that children afflicted with deafness should receive education in association with normal schools.
§ Mr. Chataway108 infant and junior pupils and 53 senior pupils from the administrative county receive education in schools for the deaf and partially hearing in Essex and West Ham or in a unit for partially hearing children at an98W ordinary school at Rayleigh; the county and county borough each provide one special school for the purpose and there is an independent school for the deaf at Woodford. The Essex local education authority is considering the need for more units for the partially hearing at ordinary schools; after careful consideration it has rejected a proposal to establish a department for deaf children at an ordinary school.