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 1971
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Barking]
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HANDICAPPED PUPILS REQUIRING EDUCATION AT SPECIAL SCHOOLS - 1971
| Blind | Part Sighted | Deaf | Part Hearing | Physically Handicapped | Delicate | Maladjusted | Educationally Sub-normal | Epileptic | Speech Defect | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Number of children newly assessed in the year | 1 | 1 | - | 1 | 18 | 4 | 6 | 59 | - | - | 90 |
| Number of children placed in Special Schools in year | 1 | - | 1 | 1 | 14 | 4 | 11 | 47 | - | - | 79 |
| Number of children requiring places in Special Schools | 2 | 2 | - | 1 | 19 | 7 | 5 | 71 | - | - | 107 |
| Number of children included above whose parents had refused consent to their admission. | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | 1 |
| Number of children on Registers of Special Schools at 20th January, 1972 | 5 | 14 | 4 | 19 | 55 | 54 | 34 | 286 | 2 | 1 | 474 |
| Number of children receiving tuition at home or in hospital, etc. | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | 1 |