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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
Tottenham 1952
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Tottenham]
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ASCERTAINMENT DISTRIBUTION (as at last day of year)
| CATEGORY | No of ascertained 2ases known 1st day of year | No. of New Cases ascertained during year | No of ascertained Cases known last day of year | In Special Day Schools | In Special Residential Schools | In Maintained Primary & Secondary Schools | In Independent Schools | Not at School | Total | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| B | G | B | G | B | G | B | G | B | G | B | G | B | G | B | G | B | G | |
| Blind Pupils | 2 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 6 | - | - | 4 | 6 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 4 | 6 |
| Partially Sighted Pupils | 5 | 11 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 14 | 5 | 11 | - | 2 | 2 | - | - | - | - | 1 | 7 | 14 |
| Deaf Pupils | 13 | 5 | - | - | 12 | 5 | 8 | 4 | 3 | 1 | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | 12 | 5 |
| Partially Deaf Pupils | 35 | 32 | 20 | 10 | 44* | 29 0 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 35* | 22 0 | - | - | - | 1 | 44* | 29 0 |
| Delicate Pupils | 32 | 23 | 28 | 17 | 21 | 13 | 3 | 3 | 14 | 10 | 4 | - | - | - | - | - | 21 | 13 |
| Diabetic Pupils | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Educationally Sub Normal Pupils | 73 | 51 | 12 | 17 | 64 | 58 | 35 | 41 | 7 | 1 | 21 | 14 | - | - | 1 | 2 | 64 | 58 |
| Epileptic Pupils | 3 | 4 | 1 | - | 2 | 3 | - | - | 2 | 2 | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | 2 | 3 |
| Maladjusted Pupils | 64 | 20 | 5 | 3 | 41 | 13 | - | - | 10 | 5 | 31 | 8 | - | - | - | - | 41 | 13 |
| Physically Handicapped Pupils | 27 | 23 | 10 | 1 | 29 | 16 | 23 | 16 | - | - | 2 | _ | - | - | 4 | - | 29 | 16 |
| Pupils with Speech Defects | 158 | 58 | 113 | 46 | 196 | 74 | - | - | - | - | 178 | 73 | 2 | - | 16 | 1 | 196 | 74 |
| Pupils with Multiple Defects | 8 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 2 | - | 3 | - | - | - | 1 | - | 9 | 4 |
| Totals | 420 | 237 | 195 | 100 | 429* | 235 Ø | 83 _ | 83 | 45 | 29 | 276* | 118 Ø | 2 | - | 23 | 5 | 429* | 235 Ø |
| Grand Totals | 657 | 295 | 664 * Ø | 166 | 74 | 394 * Ø | 2 | 28 | 664 * Ø | |||||||||
| Children not ascertained as H.P. but recommended convalescence in a Holiday Home or Camp School during Year ended 31st December, 1952. | B | G | * Includes 33 boys ascertained during the year as result of Audiometry Survey and recommended a favourable position in the class. Ø Includes 19 girls ascertained during the year as result of Audiometry Survey and recommended a favourable position in the class | |||||||||||||||
| 99 | 77 | |||||||||||||||||