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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
Bexley 1949
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Bexley]
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TABLE VI. Handicapped Pupils Requiring Education at Special Schools or Boarding in Boarding Homes.
| 1949 | (1) Blind (2) Partially Sighted | (3) Deaf (4) Partially Deaf | (5) Delicate (6) Physically handicapped | (7) Educationally Sub-normal (8) Maladjusted | (0) Epileptic | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| (1) | (2) | (3) | (4) | (5) | (6) | (7) | (8) | (9) | |
| In the calendar year A. Handicapped Pupils newly placed in Special Schools or Homes | - | - | 3 | - | 13 | 4 | 2 | - | - |
| B. Handicapped Pupils newly ascertained as requiring education at Special Schls. or boarding in Homes | 1 | - | 5 | - | 41 | 8 | 7 | - | - |
| On December 31st C. No. of Handicapped pupils from the area (i) attending special schools Day | - | 4 | 5 | 1 | - | 8 | 30 | - | - |
| Boarding | 1 | — | 3 | — | 13 | 8 | 5 | 1 | 1 |
| (ii) boarded in homes | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | - |
| (iii) attending assisted schools (under approved arrangements) | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| D. No. of Handicapped pupils from the area requiring places in Special Schools but remaining unplaced | 1 | - | 2 | - | 7 | 4 | 7 | - | - |
| E. No. of Handicapped pupils receiving home tuition (including those also returned in D.) | - | - | - | 1 | - | 6 | - | - | - |
| F. No. of Handicapped pupils from the area on 31st December attending Special Schools or boarded Homes on account of:—(i) Defect of Speech Nil. (ii) Diabetes Nil. | |||||||||