London's Pulse: Medical Officer of Health reports 1848-1972
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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
Acton 1950
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Acton]
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| Category | No. of ascertained cases known last day of year. | In Special day Schools. | In Special Residential Schools. | In maintained Primary & Secondary Schools. | In Indepen dant Schools. | Not at School. | TOTAL. | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| B | G | B | G | B | G | B | G | B | G | B | G | B | G | |
| Blind Pupils | 1 | 1 | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 |
| Partially Sighted Pupils | 7 | 12 | — | 4 | — | 2 | 7 | 6 | — | — | — | — | 7 | 12 |
| Deaf Pupils | 4 | 5 | — | 4 | 4 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4 | 5 |
| Partially Deaf Pupils | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — |
| Delicate Pupils | 12 | 12 | 1 | — | 4 | 1 | 5 | 9 | — | — | 2 | 2 | 12 | 12 |
| Diabetic Pupils | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 |
| Educationally Sub-normal Pupils | 26 | 17 | 14 | 8 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 6 | — | — | 3 | 2 | 26 | 17 |
| Epileptic Pupils | 4 | 1 | — | 1 | — | — | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | 4 | 1 |
| Maladjusted Pupils | 9 | 7 | — | 2 | 8 | 5 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | 9 | 7 |
| Physically Handicapped Pupils | 8 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 | — | — | 2 | 1 | 8 | 7 |
| Pupils with Speech Defects | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Pupils with Multiple Defects | — | 2 | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | 2 |
| TOTAL | 72 | 65 | 17 | 21 | 24 | 13 | 24 | 25 | — | — | 7 | 6 | 72 | 65 |