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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
Haringey 1968
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Haringey]
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| CATEGORY | IN THE CALENDAR YEAR | DISTRIBUTION ON 23RD JANUARY 1969 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Number newly ascertained as requiring education in a Special School (other than hospital Special Schools) | Number newly placed in Special Schools (other than hospital Special Schools) | Number on register of — | Number requiring places in Special Schools | Number on register of hospital Special Schools | Number being educated at home under arrangements made under Sec.56 Education Act 1944 | Total | ||||||||||||||||||
| Maintained Special Schools | Non-maintained Special Schools | Independent Schools | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Day | Boarding | Day | Boarding | Day | Boarding | |||||||||||||||||||
| Boys | Girls | Boys | Girls | B | G | B | G | B | G | B | G | B | G | B | G | B | G | B | G | B | G | B | G | |
| Blind Pupils | 1 | – | 2 | - | 1 | - | 5 | 1 | - | - | 3 | 1 | 1 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 10 | 2 |
| Partially Sighted Pupils | 2 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 2 | - | - | - | - | 1 | 2 | - | - | 2 | 2 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 8 | 6 |
| Deaf Pupils | 6 | 2 | 6 | 1 | 9 | 8 | 2 | - | - | - | 3 | 4 | - | - | 1 | 1 | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | 15 | 14 |
| Partially Hearing Pupils | 3 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 9 | 15 | - | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | - | 9 | 15 |
| Physically Handicapped Pupils | 12 | 7 | 12 | 8 | 38 | 26 | 1 | - | - | - | 5 | 4 | - | - | 3 | 3 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 47 | 33 |
| Delicate Pupils | 11 | 5 | 11 | 8 | 19 | 15 | 10 | 8 | - | - | 3 | 2 | - | - | 1 | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | 34 | 25 |
| Maladjusted Pupils | 20 | 6 | 15 | 5 | - | 1 | 6 | - | - | - | 17 | 9 | 12 | 4 | 1 | - | 11 | 2 | - | - | - | - | 47 | 16 |
| Educationally Subnormal Pupils | 30 | 25 | 21 | 16 | 95 | 64 | 10 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 29 | 20 | 2 | - | - | - | 1 | - | 143 | 97 |
| Epileptic Pupils | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | 1 | — | - | 2 | 2 |
| Pupils with Speech Defects | 1 | 2 | - | 1 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 1 |
| Totals | 86 | 53 | 72 | 44 | 176 | 131 | 34 | 14 | 3 | 4 | 35 | 26 | 14 | 6 | 37 | 26 | 14 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | 315 | 211 |
| Grand Totals | 139 | 116 | 307 | 48 | 7 | 61 | 20 | 63 | 17 | 2 | 1 | 526 | ||||||||||||