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Barking 1959
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Barking]
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HANDICAPPED PUPILS
A summary is given below of the ascertainment and placement of handicapped pupils during the year:-
| Category | No. of pupils ascertained during 1959 | No. of pupilsadmitted to Special Schools during year | Total Ho. of pupils in Special Schools as at 31.12.59 | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Day | Residential | Day | Residential | ||
| Deaf | - | - | - | 3 | 3 |
| Partially deaf | 1 | 1 | - | 5 | - |
| Blind | 1 | - | 1 | - | 4 |
| Partially sighted | 1 | - | 1 | 2 | 1 |
| Epileptic | - | - | - | - | - |
| Delicate | 2 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 7 |
| Physically Handicapped | 3 | 4 | - | 18 | 4 |
| Educationally Sub-Normal | 3 | 7 | 1 | 42 | 1 |
| Maladjusted | 5 | - | 6 | - | 9 |
| Speech | - | - | - | - | |
| Dual defect (E.S.N. & P.H.) | 1 | - | - | - | - |
| Totals | 17 | 13 | 10 | 79 | 29 |
Faircross School. At the end of the year there were 179
pupils at Faircross Special School distributed as follows:-
Barking Other Districts
E.S.N. Section 42 60
Open Air Section 25 50
E.S.N. Section. During the year 17 children left the E.S.N
Section on ceasing to be of compulsory school age (5
Barking and 12 out-of-district) - all were recommended for
supervision by the Local Health Authority under Section
57(5) of the Education Act, 1944.
Seven children (2 Barking and 5 out-of-district) were
found to be ineducable and recommended for action under
Section 57(3) of the Education Act, 1944.
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