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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
Hounslow 1966
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Hounslow]
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Handicapped Pupils requiring education at Special Schools approved under Section 9 (5) of the Education Act 1944 or Boarded in Boarding Homes
| During the calendar year ended 31 st December 1966 | Blind | Partially sighted | |
|---|---|---|---|
| A. Number of handicapped children who were newly assessed as needing special educational treatment at special schools or in boarding homes | 1 | - | |
| B. Number of children newly placed in special schools (other than hospital special schools) or boarding homes | |||
| a. Of those included at A above | 1 | ||
| b. Of those assessed prior to Jan 1966 | 1 | - | |
| c. Total newly placed B(a) and (b) | 2 | - | |
| C. On 19th January 1967 | |||
| a. Children requiring places in special schools other than hospital | day | ||
| special schools | boarding | - | |
| b. Children included at C(a) who had not reached the age of 5 were | day | ||
| awaiting | boarding | - | |
| c. Children included at C(a) who had reached the age of 5 but whose | day | - | - |
| parents had refused consent to their admission to a special school, were awaiting | boarding | — | — |
| d. Children included at C(a) who had been awaiting admission to | day | - | |
| special schools for more than one year | boarding | - | |
| D. On 19th January 1967 the following number of children from the Authority's area— | |||
| a. Were on the registers of— | |||
| Maintained special schools (other than hospital special schools and | day | 12 | |
| special units and classes not forming part of a special school) regardless by what authority they are maintained | boarding | — | — |
| Non-maintained special schools (other than hospital special schools and | day | ||
| special units and classes not forming part of a special school) wherever situated | boarding | 5 | - |
| Independent schools under arrangements made by the authority | |||
| b. Were boarded in homes and not already included in D(a) | |||
| Total D | 5 | 12 | |
| Number of children who are awaiting places or who are receiving special education in special schools or who are boarded in homes—Total of sections C(a) and D | 5 | 12 | |
| E. On 19th January 1967— | |||
| The following number of handicapped pupils (irrespective of the area to which they belong) were being educated under arrangements made by the authority in accordance with Section 56 of the Education Act 1944 | |||
| a. In hospitals | - | ||
| b. In other groups (eg units for spastics, convalescent homes etc) | |||
| c. At home | - |