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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 1956
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Croydon]
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Table VII
HANDICAPPED PUPILS REQUIRING EDUCATION AT SPECIAL SCHOOLS OR BOARDING IN BOARDING SCHOOLS, 1956
| Blind | Parti ally Sighted | Deaf | Partially Deaf | Delicate | Physically Handicapped | Educationally Sub-normal | Maladjusted | Epileptic | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| In the Calendar year:- | (1) | (2) | (3) | (4) | (5) | (6) | (7) | (8) | (9) | (10 |
| A. Handicapped Pupils newly placed in Special Schools or Homes | – | 4 | – | 3 | 31 | 23 | 36 | 2 | 1 | |
| B. Handicapped Pupils newly ascertained as requiring education at Special Schools or boarding in Homes | – | 6 | 1 | 3 | 30 | 24 | 35 | 5 | 1 | 105 |
| On or about December 1st:- | ||||||||||
| C. Number of Handicapped Pupils from the area: | ||||||||||
| (i) attending Special Schools as Day Pupils | – | 13 | 19 | 8 | 86 | 106 | 196 | – | – | 428 |
| Boarding Pupils | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 8 | 15 | 2 | 3 | 37 |
| (ii) attending independent schools (under approved arrangements) | – | – | 2 | 1 | – | 4 | – | – | – | 7 |
| (iii)Boarded in Homes | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| TOTAL (C) | 14 | 23 | 11 | 89 | 118 | 211 | 2 | 3 | 472 | |
| D. Number of Handicapped pupils being educated under arrangements made under Section 56 of the Education Act, 1944 - (i) in hospitals | – | – | – | – | 11 | – | – | – | – | 11 |
| (ii) in other group | – | – | – | – | – | 1 | – | – | 1 | |
| (iii) at home | – | – | – | – | – | 2 | – | – | – | |
| E. Were requiring places in Special Schools (i ) TOTAL (a) day | – | 2 | – | – | 3 | 4 | – | – | – | 9 |
| (b) boarding | – | – | 1 | – | – | 1 | 6 | 5 | – | 13 |
| (ii) who had not reached the age of 5: - (a) awaiting day places | – | 1 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 1 |
| (b) awaiting boarding places | – | – | 1 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 1 |
| (iii) who had reached the age of 5 but whose parents had not consented to their admission to a special school:-(a) awaiting day places | – | 1 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 1 |
| (b) awaiting boarding places | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
F. Were on the registers of hospital special schools -
| Number of children reported during the Calendar Year: | |
| Under Section 57(3) of Education Act, 1944 | 13 |
| " " 57(4) " | - |
| " "57(5) | 14 |