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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 1954
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Croydon]
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HANDICAPPED PUPILS REQUIRING EDUCATION AT SPECIAL SCHOOLS OR BOARDING IN BOARDING SCHOOLS. 1954
| Blind | Partially Sighted | Deaf | Partially Deaf | Delicate | Physically Handicapped | Educationally Sub-normal | Maladjusted | Epileptic | TOTAL | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| In the Calendar year:- | (1) | (2) | (3) | w | (5) | (6) | (7) | (8) | (9) | (10) |
| A. Handicapped Pupils newly placed in Special Schools or Homes | 1 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 29 | 22 | 48 | 1 | 1 | 114 |
| B. Handicapped Pupils newly ascerta ined as requiring education at Special Schools or boarding in Homes | 1 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 36 | 25 | 44 | 3 | 1 | 123 |
| On or about December lst:- C. Number of Handicapped Pupils from the area: (i) attending Special Schools as Day Pupils | — | 26 | 17 | 4 | 86 | 108 | 204 | — | — | 445 |
| Boarding Pupils | 2 | — | 7 | 2 | — | 6 | 13 | 1 | 2 | 36 |
| — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| — | — | 2 | 2 | — | 1 | — | 2 | — | 7 | |
| TOTAL (C) | 2 | 26 | 26 | 8 | 89 | 115 | 217 | 3 | 2 | 488 |
| D. Number of Handicapped pupils being educated under arrangements made under Section 56 of the Education Act, 1944- | ||||||||||
| — | — | — | — | 5 | 5 | — | — | — | 10 | |
| — | — | — | — | — | 4 | — | — | — | 4 | |
| E. Number of Handicapped pupils from the area requiring places in special schools-(inc1uding any such unplaced children who are temporarily receiving home tuition and whose parents have not yet consented to their attending a special school) | ||||||||||
| — | — | — | 1 | 5 | 5 | 9 | — | — | 20 | |
| — | — | 1 | — | 1 | 2 | 3 | 2 | — | 9 |
Number of children reported during the Calendar Year:
Under Section 57(3) of Education Act, 1944 19
'' '' 57(4) '' '' '' l
'' '' 57(5) " " 16