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London County Council 1963

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

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Special educational provision—At the end of 1963 special educational treatment was being provided for over 12,000 pupils (London and out-county). The following table shows the main categories of handicap and numbers of pupils receiving full-time special education:

Day special schoolsCouncil boarding special schoolsL.C.C. pupils in nonCouncil boarding schools, hostels and foster homesCouncil's hospital schools and groups
London County Council pupilsOut. county pupilsTotalLondon County Council pupilsOut. county pupilsTotalLondon County Council pupilsOutcounty pupilsTotalSpecial classes, etc.
Blind---59409933----
Partially sighted226155381---10----
Deaf16938207---60----
Partially hearing1141713133(a)39(a)27(a)26----
Physically handicapped82965894773411179194117311-
Delicate1,385521,4371701118185----
Educationally Subnormal3,569533,6226166622118----
Epileptic (b)------25----
Diabetic---1132433----
Maladjusted25492634048412359472875440(c)
Speech defect------4---2,829(d)
Dual/multiple defect---25934-----
6,5463896,9351,3951791,5748022411453863,269

(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:

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

1960196119621963
Children not in any school8410013397
Children in ordinary schools-335
Children in special schools57687260
Children receiving home tuition under section 56 of the Education Act, 1944-1--
141172208162

Section 57A—Review of cases:

196119621963
Number reviewed202720
Still considered unsuitable for education at school161913
Cancellation of report487