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Croydon 1958

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Croydon]

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Table: Table VIIHANDICAPPED PUPILS REQUIRING EDUCATION AT SPECIAL SCHOOLS APPROVED UNDER SECTION 9(5) OF TIIE EDUCATION ACT, 1944 OR BOARDING IN BOARDING HOMES

Table VII

HANDICAPPED PUPILS REQUIRING EDUCATION AT SPECIAL SCHOOLS APPROVED UNDER SECTION 9(5) OF TIIE EDUCATION ACT, 1944 OR BOARDING IN BOARDING HOMES

During the calendar year ended 31st December, 1958 how many handicapped pupils -(1) Blind ( 2) Partially sighted(3; Delicate (4) Partially deaf(5) Delicate (6) Physically Handicapped(7) Educationally sub-normal (8) Maladjusted(9)EpilepticTotal (1)-(9)
A. were newly placed In special schools (other than hospital special schools) or boarding hones?(1)(2)(3)(4)(5)(6)(7)(8)(9)(10)
(a) Day-314272032--87
(b) Boarding---14245319
B. were newly assessed as needing special ed-ucational treatment at special schools or in boarding homes?
(a) Day-513272531--29
(b) Boarding---25416422
On or about 31st January, 1959 how many handicapped pupils from the Authority's area -
C. (i) were on the registers of special schools as
(a) day pupils-1816119396182--416
(b) boarding pupils-15448912548
(ii) were on the registers of in-dependent schools under arrangements made by the Authority--2--5-10-17
(iii) were boarded In homes and not alread Included under (i) or (ii)y r
TOTAL (C)-19231597109191225481
D. were being educated under arrangements made under section 56 of the Education Act, 1944.
(i) In hospitals----10----10
(ii) In other groups (e.g., unit8 for spastics, conval-escent homes)----12---3
(iii) at home-----3---3
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