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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 1971
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Hounslow]
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| During the calender year ended 31st December, 1971 :- | Blind | Partially sighted | Deaf | Partially hearing | Physically handicapped | Delicate | Maladjusted | Educationally sub-normal | Epileptic | Speech Defects | Total | |
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| A Number of handicapped children newley assessed as needing special educational treatment at special schools or in boarding homes | Boys | - | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 8 | 15 | 17 | - | - | 45 |
| Girls | - | - | 1 | 2 | 7 | 6 | 8 | - | - | 24 | ||
| B Number of children newly placed in special schools (other than hospital special schools) or boarding homes | ||||||||||||
| a of those included in A above | Boys | 1 | . | 4 | 9 | 14 | 28 | |||||
| Girls | - | - | 1 | - | - | 6 | 6 | 7 | - | - | 20 | |
| b of those assessed prior to January 1971 | Boys | . | 1 | 2 | . | 8 | 5 | 7 | 6 | . | . | 29 |
| Girls | - | 1 | - | 1 | 2 | - | 1 | 9 | - | - | 14 | |
| c Total newly placed B(a) and B(b) | Boys | 2 | 1 | 8 | 9 | 16 | 20 | _ | _ | 56 | ||
| Girls | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 7 | 16 | - | - | 35 | ||
| C On 21st January 1972 children were awaiting places in special schools other than hospital specials schools as follows:- | ||||||||||||
| a Under 5 years of age | ||||||||||||
| (i) Waiting before 1st January 1971 | ||||||||||||
| day places | Boys | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | 1 |
| Girls | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | |
| boarding places | Boys | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Girls | . | . | . | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | ||
| (ii) Newly assessed since 1st January 1971 | ||||||||||||
| day places | Boys | . | . | . | - | 2 | 1 | - | 1 | - | - | 4 |
| Girls | - | . | 1 | 1 | 3 | - | - | - | - | - | 5 | |
| boarding places | Boys | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Girls | " | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | |
| b Aged 5 years and over (i) Waiting before 1st January 1971 | ||||||||||||
| (a) whose parents had refused consent to their admission to a special school | ||||||||||||
| day places | boys | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | ||||
| Girls | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | ||||
| boarding places | Boys | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | |||
| Girls | _ | . | _ | . | _ | . | _ | |||||
| (b) others day places | Boys | . | . | . | - | 1 | 1 | 1 | - | 3 | ||
| Girls | . | 1 | . | 1 | 1 | - | 1 | - | 4 | |||
| boarding places | Boys | . | . | 2 | - | - | - | - | 2 | |||
| Girls | • | - | - | - | - | |||||||
| (ii) Newly assessed since 1st January 1971 | ||||||||||||
| (a) whose parents had refused consent to their admission to a special school | ||||||||||||
| day places | Boys | . | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | ||
| Girls | - | - | - | - | - | - | • | - | - | - | ||
| boarding places | Boys | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | |
| Girls | _ | _ | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | ||
| (b) others day places | Boys | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 6 | ||||||
| Girls | . | . | - | 1 | - | - | 1 | - | - | 2 | ||
| boarding places | Boys | _ | _ | . | . | 4 | . | . | . | . | 4 | |
| Girls | - | - | - | 2 | 1 | - | - | - | - | 3 | ||
| c Total number of children awaiting admission to special schools other than hospital special schools total of (a) and (b) above | ||||||||||||
| day places | Boys | - | 1 | - | 1 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 4 | - | - | 14 |
| Girls | 1 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 12 |
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