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Barking 1960
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Barking]
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I summary is given below of the ascertainment and placement of handicapped pupils during the year:-
| Category | No. of pupils ascertained during 1960 | No. of Pupils admitted to Special Schools during year | Total No. of pupils in Special Schools as at 31.12.60 | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Day | Residential | Day | Residential | ||
| Deaf | - | - | - | 4 | 2 |
| Partially deaf | - | - | - | 3 | - |
| Blind | - | - | - | - | 4 |
| Partially sighted | 1 | . | . | 2 | - |
| Epileptic | - | - | - | . | - |
| Delicate | 6 | 3 | 2 | 10 | 5 |
| Physically Handicapped | 3 | 3 | - | 17 | 2 |
| Educationally Sub-Normal | 8 | 6 | 3 | 41 | 4 |
| Maladjusted | 3 | - | 2 | . | 111 |
| Speech | - | - | - | - | - |
| Dual defect (E.S.N. & P.H.) | - | 1 | - | 1 | - |
| Totals | 21 | 13 | 7 | 78 | 28 |
FAIRCROSS SCHOOL
At the end of 1960, there was a total of 167 children attend!
Faircross School. This school is divided into three sections, 0[
Air, Physically Handicapped and Educationally Sub-Normal, and
the children are admitted from Dagenham, East Ham, Ilford and
Romford, as well as from Barking. The following table shows the distribution:-
| Open-Air (Delicate) | Physically Handicapped | Educationally Sub-Normal | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Barking | 9 | 19 | 41 |
| Dagenham | 14 | - | 7 |
| East Ham | 13 | 3 | - |
| Ilford | - | - | 37 |
| Romford | 11 | 5 | 8 |
It will be seen from the above that some districts possess
their own Special School, e.g. Dagenham has a Physically Handicapped
School which does not admit delicate children, and it
also has an E.S.N. School from which we take an overflow; East
Ham has an E.S.N. School and Ilford has a Physically Handier
ped School which admits delicate children.
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