London's Pulse: Medical Officer of Health reports 1848-1972
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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 1966
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Barking]
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HANDICAPPED PUPILS REQUIRING EDUCATION AT SPECIAL SCHOOLS
| Blind | Part Sighted | Deaf | Part Hearing | Fhysically Handicapped | Delicate | Maladjusted | Educationally Sub-normal | Epileptic | Speech Defect | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Number of children newly assessed In year | - | 1 | - | 5 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 25 | 1 | - | 67 |
| Number of children placed in Special Schools in year | - | 2 | - | 3 | 18 | 17 | 9 | 35 | 1 | - | 85 |
| Number of children requiring places in Special Schools | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | 7 | 10 | 1 | - | 19 |
| Number of children included above whose parents had refused consent to their admission | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | 4 | - | - | 5 |
| Number of children on Registers of Special Schools at 19th January 1967 | 4 | 18 | 1 | 27 | 57 | 60 | 25 | 219 | 10 | - | 421 |
| Number of children receiving tuition at home or in hospital, etc. | - | - | - | - | - | 3 | 1 | - | - | - | 4 |