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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
Hornsey 1958
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Hornsey, Borough of]
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THE HANDICAPPED CHILD—Distribution in Hornsey as at 31st December, 1958
| CATEGORY | In Special Day Schools 1 | In Special Residential Schools | In Maintained Primary and Secondary Schools | In Independent Schools | Not at School | TOTAL | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| B | G | B | G | B | G | B | G | B | G | B | G | |
| Blind | . | . | 3 | 3 | . | . | . | . | . | . | 3 | 3 |
| Partially Sighted | 3 | 2 | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | 3 | 2 |
| Deaf | 3 | 1 | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | 3 | 1 |
| Partially Deaf | 2 | 5 | 2 | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | 4 | 5 |
| Educationally Sub-Normal | 28 | 15 | 5 | 4 | . | . | . | . | . | . | 33 | 19 |
| Epileptic | . | . | 1 | 1 | . | . | . | 1 | . | . | 1 | 2 |
| Maladjusted | • | . | 7 | 1 | . | 1 | 10 | 3 | . | . | 17 | 5 |
| Physically Handicapped | 7 | 2 | 2 | . | . | . | . | . | 1 | 1 | 10 | 3 |
| Speech Defects | . | . | . | . | 92 | 28 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 95 | 32 |
| Delicate | . | 1 | 6 | 4 | . | . | . | . | . | . | 6 | 5 |
| Totals | 43 | 26 | 26 | 13 | 92 | 29 | II | 6 | 3 | 3 | 175 | 77 |
| GRAND TOTALS | 69 | 39 | 121 | 17 | 6 | 252 | ||||||