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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OBSERVATION/hANDICAP REGISTER SCHOOLCHILDREN
Type of School | No attending Day School | No attending Boarding School | Total |
---|---|---|---|
Physically handicapped | 73 | 12 | 85 |
Delicate | 120 | 30 | 150 |
Blind | 1 | 4 | 5 |
Partially sighted | 32 | 3 | 35 |
Deaf | 37 | 13 | 50 |
Partial hearing | 39 | 5 | 44 |
Maladjusted | 83 | 86 | 169 |
Autistic | 6 | 3 | 9 |
ESN-school | 714 | 74 | 788 |
school (severe) | 147 | 3 | 150 |
school (special care) | 29 | 3 | 32 |
Community Home | - | 5 | 5 |
Other Special School | - | - | - |
Total Special Schools | 1.231 | 241 | 1.522 |
Ordinary schools | 1,051 | 1 | 1,052 |
In Hospital/hospital school | 46 | ||
Home tuition | 15 |
YEAR OF BIRTH OF SCHOOLCHILDREN ON OBSERVATION/HANDICAP REGISTER
Year of Birth | No of school children |
1958 | 254 |
1959 | 198 |
1960 | 195 |
1961 | 234 |
1962 | 253 |
1963 | 197 |
1964 | 135 |
1965 | 147 |
1966 | 133 |
1967 | 105 |
1968 | 50 |
1969 | 5 |
1,956 | |
Number on register | 2,689 |