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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
Brent 1971
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Brent]
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RETURN OF HANDICAPPED PUPILS, YEAR ENDED 31st DECEMBER, 1971
Distribution
| Catagory | In Special Day Schools | In Special Residential Schools | In maintained Primary and Secondary Schools | In Independent Schools | Not at School | Totals | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| B | G | B | G | B | G | B | G | B | G | B | G | |
| Blind Pupils | - | - | 4 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 4 | - |
| Partially-Sighted Pupils | 12 | 8 | - | - | 1 | - | - | - | 1 | - | 14 | 8 |
| Deaf Pupils | 7 | 11 | 2 | 1 | - | - | - | 1 | 1 | — | 10 | 13 |
| Partially Deaf Pupils | 6 | 11 | 3 | 1 | 7 | 8 | 1 | - | - | - | 17 | 20 |
| Delicate Pupils | 13 | 8 | 21 | 7 | 9 | 5 | — | 1 | — | — | 43 | 21 |
| Diabetic Pupils | ||||||||||||
| Educ. Sub-Normal Pupils | 112 | 109 | 23 | 7 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 15 | - | - | 143 | 134 |
| Feverely Sub-Normal Pupils | 124 | 68 | - | - | - | - | 11 | 3 | 10 | 8 | 145 | 79 |
| Epileptic Pupils | 2 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 2 | — | — | — | 1 | — | 7 | 2 |
| Maladjusted Pupils | 59 | 18 | 45 | 1 | 23 | 8 | 29 | 16 | — | — | 144 | 43 |
| Physically Handicapped Pupils | 40 | 22 | 6 | 1 | 4 | 3 | - | - | 2 | 1 | 52 | 27 |
| Pupils with Speech Defects | — | — | — | — | 546 | 159 | 7 | — | 209 | 115 | 762 | 274 |
| Totals | 375 | 256 | 108 | 19 | 598 | 188 | 58 | 33 | 225 | 124 | 1,364 | 620 |
| Grand Totals | 631 | 127 | 786 | 91 | 349 | 1,984 | ||||||
*Pupils with
Multiple Defects 49 25 4 2 1 — 1 1 55 28
*Included above and placed in school dealing with major handicap