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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 1963
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Barking]
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Skin Clinic
Dr. P.M.Deville, Consultant Dermatologist continues to attend
once a fortnight for the treatment of various skin conditions. In
addition one of our assistant medical officers acts as his clinical
assistant and deals with cases of athletes foot and warts.
On account of the large numbers of children being referred for
the treatment by school medical officers it was decided to increase
the number of subsidiary skin sessions held to two per week, with
effect from 21st October 1963.
HANDICAPPED PUPILS
A summery is given below of the ascertainment and placement of handicapped pupils during the year:-
| Category | No. of pupils ascertained during 1963 | No. of pupils admitted to Special Schools during year | Total No. of pupils in Special Schools as at 31.12.63 | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Day | Residential | Day | Residential | ||
| Deaf | - | - | - | 4 | 2 |
| Partially deaf | 1 | - | - | 1 | |
| Blind | - | - | - | - | 2 |
| Partially sighted | - | - | - | 2 | - |
| EPileptic | - | - | - | - | - |
| Delicate | 2 | 2 | 1 | 9 | 4 |
| Physically Handicapped | 2 | 3 | - | 18 | 1 |
| Educationally Sub-Normal | 8 | 11 | 1 | 55 | 3 |
| Maladjusted | 1 | - | 2 | - | 9 |
| Speech | - | - | - | — | - |
| Dual defect (E.S.N. & P.H.) | - | - | - | 2 | - |
| Totals | 14 | 16 | 4 | 91 | 21 |
FAIRCROSS SCHOOL
At the end of 1963 there was a total of 162 children attending
Faircross School. This school is divided into three sections - Open
their, Physically Handicapped and Educationally Sub-Normal, and
are children are admitted from Dagenham, East Ham, Ilford, South
Essex and Romford, as well as from Barking. The following table
bows the distribution :-
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