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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 1957
[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 | — | — | 5 | 4 | — | 1 | — | — | 5 | 3 | — | — | — | — | 5 | 4 |
| Deaf Pupils | — | — | 4 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4 | 3 |
| Partially Deaf Pupils | — | — | 2 | 2 | 2 | — | — | — | — | 2 | — | — | — | — | 2 | 2 |
| Delicate Pupils | — | 4 | 14 | 11 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 8 | 5 | 1 | — | — | — | 14 | 11 |
| Educationally Subnormal Pupils | 5 | 2 | 23 | 22 | 20 | 17 | 3 | 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 23 | 22 |
| Epileptic Pupils | 2 | — | ||||||||||||||
| Maladjusted Pupils | 3 | 1 | 15 | 9 | — | — | 13 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 7 | 2 | — | — | 15 | 9 |
| Physically Handicapped Pupils | 3 | — | 18 | 11 | 10 | 6 | — | 1 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | 18 | 11 |
| Pupils with Speech Defects | ||||||||||||||||
| Pupils with Multiple Defects | 3 | — | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | 2 | — | — | — | 4 | 1 |
| TOTAL | 14 | 7 | 87 | 63 | 35 | 31 | 15 | 11 | 25 | 18 | 11 | 3 | 1 | — | 87 | 63 |