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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 1958
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for London County Council]
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Handicapped pupils
At the end of 1958 special educational treatment was being provided for approximately
11,000 pupils. The following table shows the main categories of handicap and numbers
of pupils receiving full-time special educational treatment :
| Day special schools | Boarding special schools | Hospitals | Non-Council boarding schools, hostels, foster-homes | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| _ | _ | ||||
| — | — | ||||
| — | |||||
| — | |||||
| — | |||||
| — | — | — | |||
* Includes 78 pupils in partially deaf units.
† A number of epileptic children (apart from those in ordinary school) are placed in schools for the delicate, physically
handicapped or educational sub-normal.
In addition, part-time special educational treatment at day special classes was provided
for 312 maladjusted pupils and 2,169 pupils with speech defects.
| Day | Boarding | |
|---|---|---|
| — | ||
| — | ||
| — |
* Including diabetic and E.S.N./Delicate.
† Including pupils attending boarding schools for other defects.
Educationally
sub-normal
pupils
Section 57 of the Education Act, 1944, deals with the examination and reporting
to the local health authority of children considered incapable of receiving education at
school, of children whom it is considered inexpedient to educate with other children
and of children needing supervision under the enactments relating to mental health after
leaving school.
ol. Details of the numbers reported under this section are given below:
| 1956 | 1957 | 1958 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| — | — | ||