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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 1958
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Barking]
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Other Special Schools.
During the year thirty-five Barking children attended other special
schools or received home tuition as follows: —
Home
Category Day Residential Tuition
Blind — 4 -
Partially Sighted 2 1 -
Deaf 4 2 -
Partially Deaf 5 - -
Physically Handicapped — 2 1
Delicate — 5 1
Diabetic — 2 -
Epileptic - - -
Educationally Sub-Normal - -
Maladjusted — 6 -
Convalescence.
Seventy-five children were sent away for periods of convalescence
of up to 6 weeks.
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