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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

Croydon 1953

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Croydon]

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Table: HANDICAPPED PUPILS REQUIRING EDUCATION AT SPECIAL SCHOOLS OR BOARDING IN BOARDING SCHOOLS. 1953

HANDICAPPED PUPILS REQUIRING EDUCATION AT SPECIAL SCHOOLS OR BOARDING IN BOARDING SCHOOLS. 1953

BlindPartially SightedDeafPartially DeafDelicatePhysically HandicappedEducationally Sub-normalMaladjustedEpilepticTotal
In the Calendar year:—(1)(2)(3)(4)(5)(6)(7)(8)(9)(10)
A. Handicapped Pupils newly placed in Special Schools or Homes_474402552——132
B. Handicapped Pupils newly ascertained as requiring education at Special Schools or boarding in Homes—4423623521—122
On or about December 1st:—
C. Number of Handicapped Pupils from the area: (i) attending Special Schools as Day Pupils281439993210——447
Boarding Pupils1—933461128
(ii) Boarded in Homes——————————
(iii) attending assisted schools (under approved arrangements)——52—2—3—12
Total (C)I282881029921641487
D. Number of Handicapped pupils being educated under arrangements made under Section 56 of the Education Act, 1944—
(a) in hospitals—————4———4
(b) elsewhere————111———12
E. Number of Handicapped pupils from the area requiring places in special schools—
(i) including any such unplaced children who are temporarily receiving home tuition)————1————1
(ii) whose parents have not yet consented to their attending a special school——1—48241—38

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Number of children reported during the Calendar Year:
Under Section 57(3) of Education Act, 1944 17
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