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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
London County Council 1953
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for London County Council]
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| Special School for the : | Vision | Hearing | E.S.N. | Maladjusted | Epilepsy | Physically handicapped | Delicate | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| P.H.—day | B | — | — | — | — | 4 | 137 | — |
| G | — | — | — | — | 5 | 129 | — | |
| P.H.—boarding | B | — | — | — | — | 1 | 9 | — |
| G | — | — | — | — | — | 9 | — | |
| Delicate—day | B | — | — | — | — | — | — | 238 |
| G | — | — | — | — | — | — | 195 | |
| Delicate—boarding | B | — | — | — | — | — | — | 447 |
| G | — | — | — | — | — | — | 340 | |
| Ordinary school | B | 13 | 8 | 270 | — | 5(b) | 15 | — |
| G | 9 | 5 | 90 | — | 1(b) | 17 | — | |
| Ordinary school with special treatment | B | 30 | 20 | 445(c) | 73(a) | — | — | — |
| G | 40 | 20 | 219(c) | 17(a) | — | — | — | |
| Decision deferred | B | 1 | 8 | 13 | — | — | — | — |
| G | 1 | 8 | 9 | — | — | — | — | |
| Unsuitable for school | B | — | — | 74 | — | 1 | — | — |
| G | — | — | 36 | — | — | — | — | |
| Home or hospital tuition | B | — | — | — | — | 1 | 43 | — |
| G | — | — | — | — | — | 41 | — | |
N.B. (a) Attendance at special classes part-time.
(b) Includes pupils for whom restrictions on certain physical activities {e.g., gymnastics) have been prescribed.
(c) Represents those pupils who were recommended after statutory examination to attend ordinary school with
special coaching. It does not include pupils for whom special coaching has been provided by the Head on the
advice of the Council's educational psychologists.
The morbid conditions from which the 316 pupils who were examined regarding physical defects, and recommended to attend school, were suffering are given in the following table:
| Morbid condition: | Day P.H. | Boarding P.H. | Ordinary | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| B | G | B | G | B | G | |
| Infantile paralysis | 21 | 22 | — | — | 1 | 2 |
| Cerebral palsy | 21 | 14 | 3 | 4 | — | 1 |
| Various paralyses | 7 | 9 | — | — | — | — |
| T.B. bones and joints | 12 | 7 | 2 | — | 2 | 2 |
| Osteomyelitis | 5 | 1 | — | — | 1 | 2 |
| Perthes disease | 5 | 2 | 1 | — | 1 | — |
| Congenital deformities | 14 | 15 | 1 | — | 4 | 3 |
| Spinal deformities, scoliosis | 4 | 2 | — | 1 | — | — |
| Traumata, amputations | 4 | 2 | — | — | 1 | 1 |
| Non-T.B. arthritis, synovitis | 2 | — | — | — | — | |
| Rheumatism, chorea | 5 | 2 | — | — | — | 2 |
| Heart disease, congenital | 7 | 14 | — | — | — | 1 |
| Heart disease, other | 7 | 16 | 1 | — | — | 1 |
| Other diseases | 25 | 21 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 2 |
| Total | 137 | 129 | 9 | 9 | 15 | 17 |