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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 1955
[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 | — | — | 8 | 8 | — | 2 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 5 | — | — | — | — | 8 | 8 |
| Deaf Pupils | — | 1 | 4 | 4 | — | 4 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4 | 4 |
| Partially Deaf Pupils | 2 | 1 | 2 | 2 | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | 2 | — | — | — | — | 2 | 2 |
| Delicate Pupils | 5 | 2 | 25 | 7 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 20 | 3 | — | — | — | — | 25 | 7 |
| Educationally Subnormal Pupils | 4 | 3 | 20 | 19 | 16 | 14 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | 20 | 19 |
| Epileptic Pupils | — | — | 4 | — | — | — | 2 | — | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | 4 | — |
| Maladjusted Pupils | 6 | 6 | 18 | 9 | 1 | — | 12 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | 18 | 9 |
| Physically Handicapped Pupils | 3 | 1 | 16 | 11 | 8 | 4 | — | 2 | 5 | 3 | 1 | — | 2 | 2 | 16 | 11 |
| Pupils with Multiple Defects | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — |
| TOTAL | 20 | 14 | 98 | 60 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 14 | 41 | 16 | 2 | — | 2 | 3 | 98 | 60 |