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Willesden 1963
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Willesden]
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Table 73
Return of Handicapped Pupils (Year Ended 31st December, 1963)
| Category | 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 | Totals | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| B. | G. | B. | G. | B. | G. | B. | G. | B. | G. | B. | G. | B. | G. | B. | G. | B. | G. | ||
| Blind Pupils | _ | __ | __ | _ | _ | _ | _ | ||||||||||||
| Partially-Sighted Pupils | 9 | 7 | - | - | 7 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 7 | |||||||
| Deaf Pupils | 5 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 1 | - | - | - | - | _ | _ | _ | 5 | 2 | |
| Partially Deaf Pupils | 7 | 2 | — | 2 | 7 | 4 | 7 | 4 | 7 | 4 | |||||||||
| Delicate Pupils | |||||||||||||||||||
| Diabetic Pupils | 28 | 15 | 17 | 12 | 27 | 22 | 5 | 3 | 19 | 18 | 3 | 1 | _ | __ | _ | _ | 27 | 22 | |
| Educ. Sub-normal Pupils | 97 | 65 | 20 | 18 | 102 | 68 | 84 | 58 | 8 | 1 | 10 | 9 | _ | _ | _ | _ | 102 | 68 | |
| Epileptic Pupils | 2 | — | 1 | — | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | — | - | - | - | - | _ | _ | 1 | _ | |
| Maladjusted Pupils | 51 | 10 | 4 | 1 | 44 | 9 | 1 | — | 15 | 1 | 6 | 1 | 21 | 7 | 1* | _ | 44 | 9 | |
| Physically Handicapped | |||||||||||||||||||
| Pupils | 28 | 23 | 7 | 1 | 30 | 15 | 26 | 13 | 3 | 1 | — | - | — | — | 1* | 1 | 30 | 15 | |
| Pupils with Speech Defects | 383 | 155 | 85 | 32 | 403 | 165 | - | — | — | — | 383 | 141 | — | — | 20 | 24 | 403 | 165 | |
| Pupils with Multiple | |||||||||||||||||||
| Defects | 32 | 22 | 6 | 4 | 37 | 25 | 33 | 24 | 3 | 1 | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | 37 | 25 | |
| Totals | 642 | 300 | 141 | 71 | 663 | 317 | 166 | 109 | 51 | 24 | 402 | 152 | 21 | 7 | 23 | 25 | 663 | 317 | |
| Grand Totals: | 1963 | 942 | 212 | 980 | 275 | 75 | 554 | 28 | 48 | 980 | |||||||||
| 1962 | 923 | 188 | 942 | 264 | 76 | 534 | 33 | 35 | 942 | ||||||||||
*Receiving home tuition.
Boys Girls
Children not ascertained as handicapped pupils, but recommended for convalescence in a holiday home or camp school 21 20