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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
Barnet 1968
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Barnet]
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The following Table shows the Number of handicapped pupils as at 31st December, 1968
| Special Day Schools | Special Residential Schools | Maintained Primary & Secondary Schools | Independent Schools | Not at School | Total | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| b. | g- | b. | g- | b. | g- | b. | g- | b. | g- | b. | g. | |
| Blind | - | 2 | 6 | 2 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6 | 4 |
| Partially Sighted | 3 | 4 | — | - | 1 | 2 | - | 1 | - | - | 4 | 7 |
| Deaf | 2 | 3 | 2 | 5 | — | — | — | — | 3 | — | 7 | 8 |
| Partially Hearing | 8 | 8 | 1 | - | 2 | 1 | - | 1 | 2 | 1 | 13 | 11 |
| Delicate | 8 | 2 | 7 | 7 | - | - | 3 | - | - | - | 18 | 9 |
| Educationally Subnormal | 97 | 68 | 23 | 6 | 2 | 1 | - | - | 2 | — | 124 | 75 |
| Epileptic | - | - | 4 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 4 | — |
| Maladjusted | 4 | 1 | 39 | 14 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 56 | 21 |
| Physically Handicapped | 24 | 11 | 10 | 6 | 3 | 1 | - | - | 4 | 5 | 41 | 23 |
| Speech Defects | - | - | - | 1 | — | — | — | - | — | — | — | 1 |
| Total No. Handicapped Pupils | 146 | 99 | 92 | 41 | 16 | 8 | 6 | 3 | 13 | 8 | 273 | 159 |
Special Transport to School
Section 55 of the Education Act, 1944, allows for the provision of transport to
facilitate the attendance of pupils at school and, during the year, special transport was
recommended on medical grounds for 35 children attending ordinary schools. The length of
time for which the transport was required varied according to the needs of the individual cases
Home Tuition
During the year 12 children were recommended home tuition, under Section 56 of the
Education Act, 1944, for varying periods in accordance with their disability.
SCHOOL HEALTH SERVICE STATISTICAL TABLES
| Year of birth | For defective vision (excl. squint) | For any of the other conditions recorded | Total Individual Pupils |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1964 and later | 2 | 13 | 14 |
| 1963 | 76 | 148 | 214 |
| 1962 | 83 | 148 | 218 |
| 1961 | 22 | 39 | 59 |
| 1960 | 16 | 19 | 32 |
| 1959 | 12 | 17 | 28 |
| 1958 | 127 | 146 | 244 |
| 1957 | 164 | 150 | 293 |
| 1956 | 78 | 57 | 123 |
| 1955 | 32 | 16 | 42 |
| 1954 | 269 | 138 | 364 |
| 1953 & earlier | 147 | 69 | 201 |
| TOTAL | 1,028 | 960 | 1,832 |