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 Lewisham Borough]
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Table 19
OBSERVATION/HANDICAP REGISTER Schoolchildren
Type of School | No. attending Day School | No. attending Boarding School | Total |
---|---|---|---|
Physically handicapped | 65 | 12 | 77 |
Delicate | 93 | 24 | 117 |
Blind | 1 | 4 | 5 |
Partially sighted | 33 | 3 | 36 |
Deaf | 40 | 12 | 52 |
Partial hearing | 36 | 2 | 38 |
Maladjusted | 72 | 92 | 164 |
Autistic | 6 | 2 | 8 |
ESN—school | 710 | 55 | 765 |
school (severe) | 166 | — | 166 |
school (special care) | 34 | — | 34 |
Approved school | — | 5 | 5 |
Other | 2 | 2 | 4 |
1,258 | 213 | 1,471 | |
In Hospital/hospital school | 45 | ||
Home tuition | 14 |
Table 20
Year of Birth of Schoolchildren on Observation/Handicap Register
Year of Birth | No. of schoolchildren |
---|---|
1957 | 182 |
1958 | 206 |
1959 | 184 |
1960 | 189 |
1961 | 222 |
1962 | 241 |
1963 | 188 |
1964 | 169 |
1965 | 143 |
1966 | 107 |
1967 | 33 |
1968 | 3 |
1,867 | |
Number on register | 2,327 |