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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
Barking 1955
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Barking]
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The children in this section at the end of the year were suffering from the following conditions:—
| Barking | Other Districts | |
|---|---|---|
| Cerebral Palsy (Spastics) | 8 | — |
| Other diseases of nervous system | 5 | 5 |
| Diseases of Bones and Joints | 6 | 3 |
| Heart disease | 3 | 3 |
| Asthma | 7 | 10 |
| Bronchiectasis and other lung conditions | 6 | 11 |
| Debility | 2 | 6 |
| Others | 1 | 1 |
| Total | 38 | 39 |
In addition there was one partially sighted child not placed at
the end of the year.
During the year eight children left Faircross School on reaching
school-leaving age, 15 children (4 Barking and 11 out-of-district) were
no longer considered to require special educational treatment—13
returned to ordinary schools and 2, aged 15, were allowed to leave
school.
Convalescence
One hundred and four children were sent away for periods of
convalescence of up to 8 weeks.
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Forty-seven Barking children attended other special schools as
follows:—
| Category | Day | Residential |
|---|---|---|
| Blind | — | 2 |
| Partially Sighted | 2 | 2 |
| Deaf | 4 | 2 |
| Partially Deaf | 8 | 1 |
| Physically Handicapped | — | 2 |
| Delicate | — | 11 |
| Diabetic | — | 2 |
| Epileptic | — | 2 |
| Educationally sub-Normal | — | 2 |
| Maladjusted | — | 7 |