Hints from the Health Department. Leaflet from the archive of the Society of Medical Officers of Health. Credit: Wellcome Collection, London
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Ilford]
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(/) Epileptic Pupils, that is to say, pupils who by reason of epilepsy
cannot be educated under the normal regime of ordinary schools
without detriment to themselves or other pupils.
(g) Maladjusted Pupils, that is to say, pupils who show evidence of
emotional instability or psychological disturbance and require
special educational treatment in order to effect their personal,
social or educational readjustment.
(h) Physically Handicapped Pupils, that is to say. pupils not suffering
solely from a defect of sight or hearing who by reason of disease
or crippling defect cannot, without detriment to their healh or
educational development, be satisfactorily educated under the
normal regime of ordinary schools.
(i) Pupils suffering from Speech Defect, that is to say, pupils who on
account of defect or lack of speech not due to deafness require
special educational treatment.
(j) Delicate Pupils, that is to say pupils not falling under any other
category in this Regulation, who by reason of impaired physical
condition need a change of environment or cannot, without risk
to their health or educational development, be educated under the
normal regime of ordinary schools.
The number of children coming within these categories and their
disposition as on the 31st December, 1953, are tabulated in the following
table in accordance with the Handicapped Pupils Regulations, 1945.
Return of Handicapped Pupils in the Area on 31st December, 1953 (Aged 2-16 Years)
Handicapped pupils. | Blind, | Partially Blind, | Deaf | Partially Deaf. | Delicate. | Physically Handicapped. | Educationally Subnormal. | Maladjusted. | Epileptic. | Total | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | |||
A | Newly placed in 1953 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 33 | 16 | 16 | 4 | — | 76 |
B | Newly ascertained in 1953 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 32 | 13 | 29 | 10 | — | 92 |
C. | (i) Attending Special Schools— Day | 3 | 9 | 5 | 73 | 36 | 52 | 2 | __ | 180 | |
Boarding | 6 | 2 | 5 | 4 | 10 | 2 | 15 | 6 | 1 | 51 | |
(ii) Boarded in homes | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
(iii) Attending assisted Schools | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 2 | 24 | — | 29 | |
D | Unplaced- | ||||||||||
(i) At no school | 3 | 4 | — | — | — | 4 | 3 | 1 | — | 15 | |
(ii) At ordinary school | — | 2 | — | — | 2 | 1 | 25 | 8 | — | 38 | |
E | Receiving home tuition (including those in D) | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | 2 | 1 | — | — | 5 |
Attending Special Schools Speech=Nil Diabetes=Nil
Boarded in Homes Speech = Nil Diabetes = 2