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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
Bromley 1971
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Bromley]
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RETURN OF HANDICAPPED CHILDREN PART I
New assessments and placements
| During the calendar year ended 31st December, 1971:— | Blind (1) | P.S. (2) | Deaf (3) | Pt.Hg. (4) | P.H. (5) | Del. (6) | Mal. (7) | E.S.N. (8) | Epil. (9) | Sp. Def. (10) | TOT. (11) | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| A How many handicapped children were newly assessed as needing special educational treatment at special schools or in boarding homes? | boys | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | 2 | 6 | 6 | 41 | 1 | — | 59 | |
| girls | — | — | — | 1 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 26 | 1 | — | 36 | ||
| B How many children were newly placed in special schools (other than hospital special schools) or boarding homes? | (i) of those included at A above | boys | 1 | 1 | —_ | — | 1 | 3 | 5 | 21 | — | — | 32 |
| girls | — | — | — | — | 1 | 3 | 1 | 16 | 1 | — | 22 | ||
| (ii) of those assessed prior to January, 1971 | boys | _ | _ | _ | _ | 1 | _ | 7 | 10 | 1 | _ | 19 | |
| girls | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4 | ||
| (iii) TOTAL newly placed—B (i) and (ii) | boys | 1 | 1 | — | —_ | 2 | 3 | 12 | 31 | 1 | — | 51 | |
| girls | — | — | — | — | 1 | 3 | 1 | 20 | 1 | — | 26 | ||
| C How many children from the Authority's area, previously regarded as unsuitable for education at school, became the Authority's responsibility on 1st April, 1971? | boys | 92 | |||||||||||
| girls | 56 | ||||||||||||
| Total | 148 | ||||||||||||