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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 1953
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Acton]
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HANDICAPPED PUPILS.
| Category | No. of new cases ascertained during the year | No. of Ascertained cases known last day of year | In Special day Schools. | In Special Residential Schools. | In maintained Primary & Secondary Schools. | In Independent Schools. | Not at School. | TOTAL. | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| B | G | B | G | B | G | B | G | B | G | B | G | B | G | B | G | |
| Blind Pupils | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| Partially-sighted Pupils | 3 | 2 | 121 | 12 | — | 2 | 1 | 2 | 11 | 8 | — | — | — | — | 12 | 12 |
| Deaf Pupils | 1 | — | 5 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5 | 4 |
| Delicate Pupils | 2 | 2 | 21 | 12 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 13 | 8 | 1 | — | — | — | 21 | 12 |
| Educationally Subnormal Pupils | 5 | 6 | 17 | 20 | 14 | 15 | 2 | 2 | — | 2 | 1 | 1 | — | — | 17 | 20 |
| Epileptic Pupils | — | — | 4 | — | — | — | 1 | — | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | 4 | - |
| Maladjusted Pupils | 2 | 1 | 9 | 8 | 1 | — | 8 | 3 | — | 4 | — | — | — | 1 | 9 | 8 |
| Physically Handicapped Pupils | 6 | 15 | 13 | 9 | 4 | — | 2 | a | 5 | 2 | — | 1 | 2 | 15 | 13 | |
| Pupils with Multiple Defects | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | |
| TOTAL | 20 | 16 | 84 | 70 | 291 | 27 | 20 | 11 | 30 | 27 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 84 | 70 |