London's Pulse: Medical Officer of Health reports 1848-1972
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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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| Blind | Partially sighted | Deaf | Partially hearing | Physically handicapped | Delicate | Maladjusted | Educationally sub-normal | Epileptic | Speech defects | Total | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| boarding places | Boys | - | - | 2 | - | - | 4 | - | - | - | - | 6 | |
| Girls | - | - | - | - | 2 | 1 | - | - | - | - | 3 | ||
| D On 21st January 1972 the following number of pupils were on registers of:- | |||||||||||||
| a Maintained Special Schools (other than hospital Special Schools and special classes and units not forming part of a Special School) regardless of what authority they are maintained | |||||||||||||
| day places | Boys | - | 6 | 7 | 8 | 33 | 19 | 43 | 153 | - | - | 269 | |
| Girls | - | 4 | 5 | 13 | 16 | 17 | 21 | 130 | - | 206 | |||
| boarding places | Boys | - | - | - | - | - | 8 | 7 | 1 | - | - | 16 | |
| Girls | - | - | - | - | - | 4 | 1 | - | - | - | 5 | ||
| b Non-maintained Special Schools (other than hospital Special Schools and special classes and units not forming part of a special school) wherever situated | |||||||||||||
| day places | Boys | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | |
| Girls | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | ||
| boarding places | Boys | 3 | - | 9 | - | 1 | 2 | 6 | 1 | - | - | 22 | |
| Girls | 1 | - | 2 | - | 3 | - | 5 | 1 | - | - | 12 | ||
| c Independent schools under arrangements made by the Authority | |||||||||||||
| day places | Boys | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | - | 1 | |
| Girls | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | ||
| boarding places | Boys | - | - | - | - | - | - | 28 | 1 | - | - | 29 | |
| Girls | - | - | 1 | - | - | 1 | 8 | - | - | - | 10 | ||
| d Special classes and units not forming part of a special school (Hounslow Day Autistic Unit) | |||||||||||||
| Boys | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5 | - | - | - | 5 | ||
| Girls | - | - | - | - | - | - | 4 | - | - | - | 4 | ||
| E Children boarded in homes and not already included in D overleaf | |||||||||||||
| Boys | - | - | - | - | - | 2 | 3 | 3 | - | - | 8 | ||
| Girls | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | - | 1 | ||
| F Number of handicapped pupils (irrespective of the area to which they belong) who were being educated under arrangements made in accordance with Section 56 of the Education Act, 1944 | |||||||||||||
| (a) in hospitals | Boys | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | |
| Girls | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | ||
| (b) in other groups e.g. units for spastics | Boys | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | |
| Girls | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | ||
| (c) at home | Boys | - | - | - | - | 1 | 2 | - | - | - | - | 3 | |
| Girls | - | - | - | - | - | - | 3 | - | - | - | 3 | ||
| G Total number of handicapped children requiring places in special schools: receiving education in special schools: independent schools: special classes and units: under Section 56 of the Education Act 1944: and boarded in homes: Totals of C(c), D(a), to (d), E and F(a) to (c) above | |||||||||||||
| Boys | 3 | 8 | 20 | 10 | 40 | 48 | 95 | 167 | - | - | 391 | ||
| Girls | 1 | 6 | 10 | 15 | 35 | 26 | 43 | 135 | - | - | 271 | ||
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