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London County Council 1961

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for London County Council]

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Handicapped pupils

Table: New ascertainments—During1961the numbers of new ascertainments of pupils for special educational treatment were as follows:

New ascertainments—During1961the numbers of new ascertainments of pupils for special educational treatment were as follows:

DayBoarding
Blind—5
Partially sighted36—
Deaf and partially deaf524
Delicate455246*
E.S.N.79892
Epileptic—1
Maladjusted267262
Physically handicapped15914
Speech defectl,179†30†
Dual defect—65

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* Including diabetic and E.S.N./delicate.
† Including pupils attending special schools for other defects.

Table: Special educational provision—At the end of1961special educational treatment was being provided for over12,000pupils. The following table shows the main categories of handicap and numbers of pupils receiving full-time special education:

Special educational provision—At the end of1961special educational treatment was being provided for over12,000pupils. The following table shows the main categories of handicap and numbers of pupils receiving full-time special education:

Day special schoolsBoarding special schoolsNon-council boarding schools, hostels, foster-homes hospitals, etc.Total
Blind–6636102
Partially sighted252—12264
Deaf and partially deaf254*33117404
Physically handicapped855684061,329
Delicate1,3741351231,632
Educationally subnormal3,385606954,086
Epileptic †——2626
Maladjusted1983215161,035
6,3181,2291,3318,878

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* Includes 82 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 educationally subnormal.
Educationally subnormal pupils—Section 57 of the Education Act, 1944 (as amended
by the Mental Health Act, 1959) deals with the examination and reporting to the local
health authority of children who are considered unsuitable for education at school, the
review of cases previously reported to the local health authority and the cancellation of the
report where the child on re-examination is found to be suitable for education at school.
Details of the number of children dealt with under this section are as follows:

Table: Section57(as amended)—Unsuitable for education at school:

Section57(as amended)—Unsuitable for education at school:

195919601961
Children not in any school8684100
Children in ordinary schools6—3
Children in special schools975768
Children receiving home tuition under section 56
of the Education Act, 19441—1
190141172

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Section 51/A—Review of cases:
Number reviewed 20
Still considered unsuitable for education
at school 16
Cancellation of report 4
83
F*