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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 1956
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Barking]
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| Occupation | Open-Air Section | Physically Handicapped Section | Educationally Sub-Normal Section | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Boys | Girls | Boys | Girls | Boys | Girls | |
| Light factory work | 1 | 1 | - | - | 7 | 11 |
| Packing (factory) | - | - | - | - | - | 3 |
| Building trade | 1 | - | - | - | 1 | - |
| Electrical Assembly | 1 | - | - | - | - | 1 |
| Sawmill | - | - | - | - | 3 | - |
| Engineering factory | 1 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Joinery | - | - | - | - | 4 | - |
| Woodwork | - | - | - | - | 1 | - |
| Glass worker | - | - | - | - | 1 | - |
| Electric truck driver | 1 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Garage work | - | - | - | - | - | |
| Tiled fireplaces | - | - | - | - | 1 | - |
| Tiler | - | - | - | - | 1 | - |
| Laundry work | - | - | - | - | 1 | 2 |
| Gardening | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Shoe repairing | - | - | - | - | 1 | - |
| Greengrocers Asst. | 1 | - | - | - | 1 | - |
| Hairdressing | 1 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Shop work | - | 1 | - | - | 1 | - |
| Cinema projectionist (trainee) | - | - | - | - | 1 | - |
| Trainee salesman (Hatters) | 1 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Painting steel drums | 1 | - | - | - | - | 3 |
| Machinist | - | - | - | 3 | - | - |
| Blouse finishing | - | - | - | - | - | 1 |
| Needlework trade | - | 1 | - | - | - | - |
| General office work | - | 1 | - | - | - | - |
| Several jobs (short) | - | - | - | - | 4 | - |
| Remploy | - | - | 1 | - | - | - |
| Not working | - | 1 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 6 |
| Left district | 1 | - | 1 | - | - | |
Other Special Schools
Forty Barking children attended other special schoc as follows:—
Category Day Residential
Blind
Partially Sighted
Deaf 4
Partially Deaf 6
Physically Handicapped
Delicate
Diabetic
Epileptic
Educationally sub-Normal
Maladjusted
Convalescence
Ninety-nine children were sent away for periods convalescence
of up to 8 weeks.
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