Hints from the Health Department. Leaflet from the archive of the Society of Medical Officers of Health. Credit: Wellcome Collection, London
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Barking]
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KINGSLEY HALL ASSESSMENT CENTRE TABLE 5 - Placement of Children
DIAGNOSIS | PLACEMENT | Assessment Centre | Moved Away | Died | |||||||||||
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Norma] School | Junior Training Centre | Special School for | Hospital | ||||||||||||
Educationally Sub-normal | Physically Handi-capped | Partially Hearing | Deaf | Partially Sighted | Blind | Maladjusted | |||||||||
Mental retardation | - | 36 | 11 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6 | 8 | 11 | 4 | ||
Cerebral palsy | 2 | - | 1 | 13 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 4 | 2 | 1 | ||
Spina Bifida | - | 2 | - | 4 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | 1 | 2 | ||
Hydrocephalus | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 2 | 1 | 1 | ||
Other defects of the Central Nervous System | 2 | - | - | 2 | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | 1 | - | |||
Hearing | Partial | 1 | - | - | - | 2 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | |
Total | - | - | - | - | - | 5 | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | ||
Visual | Partial | - | - | - | - | - | - | 4 | - | - | - | - | - | - | |
Total | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 3 | - | - | - | - | 2 | ||
Speech | 3 | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | 1 | - | ||
Emotional and Social problems | 8 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 2 | - | - | 9 | - | ||
Heart Defects | 3 | - | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | 1 | ||
Locomotor Defects | 3 | - | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | ||
Hare Lip & Cleft Palate | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | ||
TOTAL | Number | 24 | 38 | 13 | 21 | 2 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 17 | 28 | 11 | |
Per cent | 13.2 | 20.9 | 7.1 | 11.5 | 1.1 | 2.8 | 2.2 | 1.6 | 1.6 | 3.3 | 9.4 | 15.4 | 6.1 |
7 Children (3.8%) are awaiting placement in an E.S.N. School.