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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 1954
[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.
| (1) Blind | (2) Partially sighted | (3) Deaf | (4) Partially Deaf | (5) Delicate | (6) Physically Handicapped | (7) Educationally sub-normal | (8) Maladjusted | (9) Epileptic | Total (1) to (9) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| In the calendar year ended 31st December, 1954:— | (1) | (2) | (3) | (4) | (5) | (6) | (7) | (8) | (9) | (10) |
| A. Handicapped Pupils newly placed in Day Special Schools or Boarding Homes | - | 2 | - | 1 | 32 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 47 |
| B. Handicapped Pupils newly ascer-tlined as requiring education at Special Schools or boarding in Homes | - | 1 | - | - | 34 | 4 | 10 | - | - | 49 |
| On or about December 1st, 1954:— C. Number of Handicapped Pupils from the area:— | ||||||||||
| (i) attending Special Schools as (a) Day Pupils | - | 7 | 5 | 4 | - | 16 | 19 | - | - | 51 |
| (b) Boarding Pupils | 2 | - | 3 | - | 26 | 7 | 5 | 7 | 1 | 51 |
| (ii) Attending independent schools under arrangement made by the Authority | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | 1 |
| (iii) Boarded in Homes and not already included under (i) or (ii) | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Total (C) | 2 | 7 | 8 | 5 | 26 | 23 | 24 | 7 | 1 | 103 |
| D. Number ot Handicapped Pupils being educatedunder arrangements made under Section 56 of the Education Act, 1944:— | ||||||||||
| (i) In hospitals | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | - | - |
| (ii) In other groups (e.g. units for spastics) | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | - | 1 |
| (iii) At home | - | - | - | - | - | 5 | 1 | - | - | 6 |
| E. Number of Handicapped Pupils from the area requiring places in Day Special Schools (Including any such children who are temporarily receiving home tuition or whose parents have not yet consented to their attending a Special School) :— | ||||||||||
| (i) Day | - | - | - | - | - | - | 8 | - | - | 8 |
| (ii) Boarding | - | - | - | - | 10 | 3 | 2 | 1 | - | 16 |
Number of children reported during the year:—
(a) Under Section 57(3) (excluding any returned under (b) 2
(b) „ „ „ relying on Section 57(4)
(c) „ 57(5) 4
of the Education Act, 1944.
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