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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 1959
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Acton]
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HANDICAPPED PUPILS.
| Category | New cases ascertained during the year | Ascertained cases at last day of quarter | 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 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 1 |
| Deaf Pupils | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 3 | 4 |
| Partially Deaf Pupils | — | 2 | 1 | 3 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 3 |
| Educationally Subnormal Pupils | 7 | 2 | 27 | 21 | 25 | 15 | 1 | 6 | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | 27 | 21 |
| Epileptic Pupils | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — |
| Maladjusted Pupils Physically Handi | 5 | 2 | 14 | 10 | — | — | 5 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 5 | — | — | 14 | 10 |
| capped Pupils | 3 | — | 25 | 8 | 10 | 4 | 2 | — | 10 | 3 | — | 1 | 3 | — | 25 | 8 |
| Pupils with Speech Defects | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Delicate Pupils | 1 | 2 | 9 | 8 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 3 | 1 | _ | — | — | 9 | 8 |
| Pupils with Multiple Defects | — | 1 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | — | 2 | — | — | 2 | — | — | — | 3 | 3 |
| TOTAL | 17 | 11 | 86 | 58 | 41 | 25 | 12 | 14 | 19 | 12 | 10 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 86 | 58 |