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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 1958
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Croydon]
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| (1) Blind (2) Partially sighted | (3) Deaf (4) Partially deaf | (5) Delicate (6) Physically Handicapped | (7) Educationally sub-normal (8) Maladjusted | (9) Epileptic | TOTAL (l)-(9) | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| (1) | (2) | (3) | (4) | (5) | (6) | (7) | (8) | (9) | (10) | |
| E. were requiring places in special schools | ||||||||||
| (i) TOTAL (a) day | - | - | - | 2 | 1 | 3 | 1 | - | - | 7 |
| (b) board-ing | - | - | - | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 1 | - | 7 |
| Please state how many pupils are Included in the totals above - | ||||||||||
| (ii) who had not reached the age of | ||||||||||
| 5:- (a) awaiting day places | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| (b) awaiting boarding places | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| (iii) who had reach-ed the age of 5 but whose parents bad refused consent to their admission to a special school:- | ||||||||||
| (a) awaiting day places | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| (b) awaiting boarding places. | - | - | - | - | • | - | - | - | - | |
F. Were on the registers of hospital special schools - 12
G. During the calendar year ended 31st December, 1958, how many children were
reported to the local health authority -
(a) under section 57 (3) (excluding any returned under (b)) - 13
(b) under Section 57 (3) relying on Section 57(4) - Nil
(c) under section 57 (5) - 5
of the Education Act, 1944?
H. During the financial year ended 31st March, 1958, how much was spent on
on arrangements under Section 56 of the Education Act, 1944, for the
education of handicapped pupils otherwise than at school? £1, 475. 8s. 8d.