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 Hounslow]
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During the calendar year ended 31st December 1967 | Blind | Partially sighted | Deaf | Partially hearing | Physically handicapped | Delicate | Maiad justed | Educationally sub-normal | Epileptic | Speech defects | Total | |
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A. Number of handicapped children newly assessed as needing special educational treatment at special schools or in boarding homes | Boys 1 | - | 2 | 3 | 11 | 19 | 16 | - | - | 61 | ||
Girls 1 | - | 2 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 16 | 16 | - | - | 45 | ||
B. Number of children newly placed in special schools (other than hospital special schools) or boarding homes | Boys 1 | - | 1 | - | 5 | 5 | 11 | 6 | - | - | 29 | |
a. Of those included at A above | Girls 1 | - | 1 | - | 1 | 5 | 8 | 5 | - | - | 21 | |
b. Of those assessed prior to January 1967 | Boys | - | - | 1 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 10 | - | - | 19 | |
Girls | - | - | - | 2 | 1 | 1 | 12 | - | - | 16 | ||
c. Total newly placed B(a) and (b) | Boys 1 | - | 1 | 1 | 6 | 7 | 16 | 16 | - | - | 48 | |
Girls 1 | - | 1 | - | 3 | 6 | 9 | 17 | - | - | 37 | ||
C. On 18th January 1968, children were awaiting places in special schools other than hospital special schools as follows: | ||||||||||||
a. Under 5 years of age (i) waiting before 1st January 1967 | day places | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | 1 |
boarding places | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | |
(ii) newly assessed since 1st January 1967 | day places | - | - | 1 | 1 | 5 | - | - | - | - | - | 7 |
boarding places | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | |
b. Aged 5 years and over (i) waiting before 1st January 1967 | ||||||||||||
(a) whose parents had refused consent to their admission to a special school | day places boarding places day places | |||||||||||
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | ||
Boys | - | - | 1 | - | 1 | - | 2 | - | - | 4 | ||
Girls | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | ||
(b) others | boarding places | Boys | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Girls | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | ||
(ii) newly assessed since 1st January 1967 | ||||||||||||
(a) whose parents had refused consent to their admission to a special school | day places | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
boarding places | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | |
(b) others | day places | Boys | - | - | 3 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 4 | - | - | 13 |
Girls | - | - | - | - | 2 | 6 | 3 | - | - | 11 | ||
boarding places | Boys | - | - | - | - | - | 7 | 1 | - | - | 8 | |
Girls | - | - | - | - | - | 2 | - | - | - | 2 | ||
c. Total number of children awaiting admission to special schools other than hospital special schools—total of a. and b. above | day places | Boys | - | - | 4 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 6 | - | - | 22 |
Girls | - | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 3 | - | - | 14 | ||
boarding places | Boys | - | - | - | - | - | 7 | 1 | - | - | 8 | |
Girls | - | - | - | - | - | 2 | - | - | - | 2 |