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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 1956
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Bexley]
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| (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) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| During the year ending 31-12-56 | (1) | (2) | (3) | (4) | (5) | (6) | (7) | (8) | (9) | (10) |
| A. Handicapped 1'upils newly placed in Day Special Schools or Boarding Homes | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 33 | 2 | 7 | 4 | — | 50 |
| B. Handicapped Pupils newly ascertained as requiring education at Special Schools or boarding in Homes | — | 1 | — | 1 | 34 | 2 | 6 | 6 | — | 50 |
| On or about 31st January, 1957:— C. Number of Handicapped Pupils from the area:— (i) attending Special Schools as: | ||||||||||
| (a) Day Pupils | — | 3 | 3 | 1 | — | 12 | 24 | — | — | 43 |
| (b) Boarding Pupils | 4 | — | 2 | — | 20 | 4 | 6 | 11 | — | 47 |
| (ii) Attending independent schools under arrangement made by the Authority | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| (iii) Boarded in Homes and not already included under (i) or (ii) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Total (C) | 4 | 3 | 5 | 1 | 20 | 16 | 30 | 11 | — | 90 |
| D. Were being educated under arrangements made under Section 56 of the Education Act, 1944:— (i) In hospitals | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| (ii) In other groups (e.g. units for spastics) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| (iii) At home | — | 1 | — | — | 1 | 4 | 1 | — | — | 7 |
| E. Were requiring phaces in special schools:— | ||||||||||
| i) TOTAL (a) day | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6 | — | — | 6 |
| (b) Boarding | — | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | — | 5 | — | 8 |
| Pupils included in the totals above:— (ii) who had not reached the age of 5: | ||||||||||
| (a) awaiting day places | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| (b) awaiting boarding places | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| (iii) who had reached the age of 5, but whose parents had not consented to their admission to a special school: | ||||||||||
| (a) awaiting day places | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | — | — | 2 |
| (b) awaiting boarding places | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | 1 |
| F. Were on the Registers of Hospital Special Schools | 1 | |||||||||
Number of children reported during the year:—
(a) Under Section 57(3) (excluding any returned under (b) ) 5
(b) „ „ relying on Section 57(4) —
(c) „ 57(5) 2
of the Education Act, 1944.
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