Hints from the Health Department. Leaflet from the archive of the Society of Medical Officers of Health. Credit: Wellcome Collection, London
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for London County Council]
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Day special schools | Council boarding special schools | L.C.C. pupils in nonCouncil boarding schools, hostels and foster homes | Council's hospital schools and groups | ||||||||
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London County Council pupils | Out. county pupils | Total | London County Council pupils | Out. county pupils | Total | London County Council pupils | Outcounty pupils | Total | Special classes, etc. | ||
Blind | - | - | - | 59 | 40 | 33 | - | - | - | - | |
Partially sighted | 226 | 155 | 381 | - | - | - | 10 | - | - | - | - |
Deaf | 169 | 38 | 207 | - | - | - | 60 | - | - | - | - |
Partially hearing | 114 | 17 | 131 | 33(a) | 39(a) | 27(a) | 26 | - | - | - | - |
Physically handicapped | 829 | 65 | 894 | 77 | 34 | 111 | 79 | 194 | 117 | 311 | - |
Delicate | 1,385 | 52 | 1,437 | 170 | 11 | 181 | 85 | - | - | - | - |
Educationally Subnormal | 3,569 | 53 | 3,622 | 616 | 6 | 622 | 118 | - | - | - | - |
Epileptic (b) | - | - | - | - | - | - | 25 | - | - | - | - |
Diabetic | - | - | - | 11 | 32 | 43 | 3 | - | - | - | - |
Maladjusted | 254 | 9 | 263 | 404 | 8 | 412 | 359 | 47 | 28 | 75 | 440(c) |
Speech defect | - | - | - | - | - | - | 4 | - | - | - | 2,829(d) |
Dual/multiple defect | - | - | - | 25 | 9 | 34 | - | - | - | - | - |
6,546 | 389 | 6,935 | 1,395 | 179 | 1,574 | 802 | 241 | 145 | 386 | 3,269 |
(a)Partially hearing with additional handicap.
(b)A number of epileptic children {apart from those in ordinary schools) are placed in schools for the delicate,
physically handicapped or educationally subnormal.
(c)These day school children (nearly all L.C.C. pupils) attend only part-time at the special classes.
(d)Includes 867 pupils in day and boarding special schools.
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:
1960 | 1961 | 1962 | 1963 | |
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Children not in any school | 84 | 100 | 133 | 97 |
Children in ordinary schools | - | 3 | 3 | 5 |
Children in special schools | 57 | 68 | 72 | 60 |
Children receiving home tuition under section 56 of the Education Act, 1944 | - | 1 | - | - |
141 | 172 | 208 | 162 |
1961 | 1962 | 1963 | |
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Number reviewed | 20 | 27 | |
Still considered unsuitable for education at school | 16 | 19 | 13 |
Cancellation of report | 4 | 8 | 7 |