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Hints from the Health Department. Leaflet from the archive of the Society of Medical Officers of Health. Credit: Wellcome Collection, London
Barking 1959
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Barking]
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Other Special Schools
During the year fifty-four Barking children attended other special schools or received home tuition as follows:-
| Category | Day | Residential | Home Tuition |
|---|---|---|---|
| Blind | 4 | - | |
| Partially Sighted | 1 | - | |
| Deaf | 4 | 3 | - |
| Partially Deaf | 6 | - | - |
| Physically Handicapped | 2 | 4 | 1 |
| Delicate | - | 9 | 1 |
| Diabetic | - | 2 | - |
| Epileptic | - | - | - |
| Educationally Sub-Normal | - | 1 | 1 |
| Maladjusted | - | 12 | 1 |
Eighty-eight children were sent away for periods of
convalescence of up to 6 weeks.
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