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Willesden 1962
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Willesden]
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Table 74
Return of Handicapped Pupils (Year Ended 31st December, 1962)
| Category | Ascertainment | Distribution (as at last day of Year) | ||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| No. of ascertained Cases known 1st day of Year | No. of New Cases ascertained during year | No. of ascertained Cases known last day of Year | In Special Day Schools | In Special Residential Schools | In Maintained Primary and Secy. Schools | In Independent Schools | Not at School | Total | ||||||||||
| B. | G. | B. | G. | B. | G. | B. | G. | B. | G. | B. | G. | B. | G. | B. | G. | B. | G. | |
| Blind Pupils | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Partially-Sighted Pupils | 11 | 7 | - | 2 | 9 | 7 | 8 | 4 | 1 | 2 | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | 9 | 7 |
| Deaf Pupils | 7 | 1 | 1 | — | 5 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5 | 1 | |
| Partially Deaf Pupils | 6 | 2 | — | — | 7 | 2 | 7 | 2 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7 | 2 |
| Delicate Pupils | ||||||||||||||||||
| Diabetic Pupils | 23 | 15 | 12 | 12 | 28 | 15 | 2 | — | 25 | 14 | 1 | 1 | - | - | - | - | 28 | 15 |
| Educ. Sub-normal Pupils | 80 | 68 | 22 | 11 | 97 | 65 | 79 | 58 | 10 | 3 | 8 | 4 | - | - | - | - | 97 | 65 |
| Epileptic Pupils | 1 | — | 1 | — | 2 | — | — | - | 2 | — | — | — | - | - | - | - | 2 | - |
| Maladjusted Pupils | 41 | 11 | 17 | 3 | 51 | 10 | — | — | 12 | 1 | 13 | 2 | 25 | 7 | 1* | - | 51 | 10 |
| Physically Handicapped Pupils | 27 | 19 | 4 | 7 | 28 | 23 | 25 | 22 | 2 | 1 | - | - | - | - | 1* | - | 28 | 23 |
| Pupils with Speech Defects | 389 | 158 | 64 | 26 | 383 | 155 | — | — | — | — | 368 | 136 | - | 1 | 15 | 18 | 383 | 155 |
| Pupils with Multiple Defects | 34 | 23 | 4 | 2 | 32 | 22 | 30 | 22 | 2 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 32 | 22 |
| Total | 619 | 304 | 125 | 63 | 642 | 300 | 155 | 109 | 55 | 21 | 390 | 144 | 25 | 8 | 17 | 18 | 642 | 300 |
| Grand Totals: 1962 | 923 | 188 | 942 | 264 | 76 | 534 | 33 | 35 | 942 | |||||||||
| 1961 | 912 | 247 | 923 | 248 | 74 | 554 | 30 | 17 | 923 | |||||||||
*Receiving home tuition.
Boys Girls
Children not ascertained as handicapped pupils, but recommended for convalescence in a holiday home or camp school 40 28