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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 1954
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for London County Council]
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The recommendations in respect of the 4,931 children not already in special schools were as follows:—
| Special School for the:— | Vision | Hearing | E.S.N. | Maladjustment | Epilepsy | Physically handicapped | Delicate | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Blind | B | 5 | — | — | — | — | — | |
| G | 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| Partially Sighted | B | 38 | — | — | — | 1 | — | — |
| G | 24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| Deaf | B | — | 22 | — | — | — | — | — |
| G | — | 14 | — | — | — | — | — | |
| Partially Deaf | B | — | 12 | — | — | — | — | — |
| G | — | 10 | — | — | — | — | — | |
| E.S.N.—day | B | — | — | 565 | — | — | — | |
| G | — | — | 390 | — | — | — | ||
| E.S.N.—boarding | B | — | — | 67 | — | — | — | — |
| G | — | — | 30 | — | — | — | — | |
| Maladjusted—boarding | B | — | — | — | 159 | 2 | — | — |
| G | — | — | — | 51 | 1 | — | — | |
| Epileptic—boarding | B | — | — | — | — | 3 | — | — |
| G | — | — | — | — | 2 | — | — | |
| P.H.—day | B | — | — | — | — | 2 | 135 | — |
| G | — | — | — | 1 | 101 | — | ||
| P.H.—boarding | B | — | — | — | — | 1 | 9 | — |
| G | — | — | — | — | 1 | 5 | — | |
| Delicate—day | B | — | — | — | — | —_ | — | 248 |
| G | — | — | — | — | — | — | 175 | |
| Delicate—boarding . . | B | — | — | — | — | — | — | 521 |
| G | — | — | — | — | — | — | 358 | |
| Ordinary school | B | 36 | 19 | 280 | — | 39(b) | 24 | — |
| G | 24 | 8 | 109 | — | 30 (b) | 12 | — | |
| Ordinary school with special treatment | B | 23 | 40 | 508(c) | 117(a) | — | — | — |
| G | 20 | 27 | 288(c) | 24(a) | — | 1 | — | |
| Decision deferred | B | — | — | 11 | — | — | — | — |
| G | — | — | 10 | — | — | — | — | |
| Unsuitable for school | B | — | — | 51 | — | 3 | — | — |
| G | — | — | 46 | — | 3 | — | — | |
| Home or hospital tuition | B | — | — | — | — | —_ | 30 | — |
| G | — | — | — | — | — | 31 | — |
(a) Attendance at special classes part-time.
(b) Includes pupils for whom restrictions on certain 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.
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