London's Pulse: Medical Officer of Health reports 1848-1972

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Barking 1956

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Barking]

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OccupationOpen-Air SectionPhysically Handicapped SectionEducationally Sub-Normal Section
BoysGirlsBoysGirlsBoysGirls
Light factory work11--711
Packing (factory)-----3
Building trade1---1-
Electrical Assembly1----1
Sawmill----3-
Engineering factory1-----
Joinery----4-
Woodwork----1-
Glass worker----1-
Electric truck driver1-----
Garage work-----
Tiled fireplaces----1-
Tiler----1-
Laundry work----12
Gardening------
Shoe repairing----1-
Greengrocers Asst.1---1-
Hairdressing1-----
Shop work-1--1-
Cinema projectionist (trainee)----1-
Trainee salesman (Hatters)1-----
Painting steel drums1----3
Machinist---3--
Blouse finishing-----1
Needlework trade-1----
General office work-1----
Several jobs (short)----4-
Remploy--1---
Not working-11326
Left district1-1--

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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