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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 1960
[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) Educa tionally _ sub-normal | (8) Mal- adjusted | (9) Epileptic | Total. (1) 10 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| During the year ending 31-12-60 | (1) | (2) | (3) | (4) | (5) | (8) | (9) | |||
| A. Handicapped Pupils newly placed in Special Schools or Boarding Homes | — | — | — | 27 | 2 | — | 45 | |||
| B. Handicapped Pupils newly ascertained as requiring education at Special Schools or boarding in Homes | — | — | — | 2 | 28 | 2 | 3 | — | ||
| C. (i) were on the registers of: | ||||||||||
| 1. Maintained special schools : | ||||||||||
| (a) as day pupils | — | 6 | — | 7 | — | 8 | 17 | — | — | 38 |
| (b) as boarding pupils | — | — | 1 | 1 | 13 | 6 | 6 | 1 | — | 28 |
| 2. Non-maintained special schools: (a) as day pupils | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| (b) as boarding pupils | 2 | — | 3 | 4 | 11 | 1 | — | 16 | — | 37 |
| (ii) were on the registers of independent schools under arrangement made by the Authority | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | |
| (iii) were boarded in homes and not already included under (i) or (ii) (see Note (2)) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Total (C) | 2 | 6 | 5 | 12 | 25 | 15 | 23 | — | 105 | |
| 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) | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | — | — | — | 2 |
| (iii) At home | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | |
| E. Were requiring places in special schools:— | ||||||||||
| (i) TOTAL (a) day | — | — | — | — | — | — | 10 | — | — | 10 |
| (b) boarding | 1 | — | — | — | 7 | — | 4 | — | 13 | |
| Pupils included in the totals above:— | ||||||||||
| (ii) who had not reached the age of 5' | ||||||||||
| (a) awaiting day places | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| (b) awaiting boarding places | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 |
| (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 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| ih) awaiting boarding plaops | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | 1 |
| F. Were on the Registers of Hospital Special Schools — | ||||||||||
| Number of children reported during the year: | ||||||||||
| (a) Under Section 57(3) (prior to 1.11.60) | 1 | |||||||||
| (b) „ „ „ | — | |||||||||
| (c) ,. „ 57(5) | — | |||||||||
| of the Education Act, 1944, | ||||||||||