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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 1962
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Bexley]
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| 1 (1) Blind | (2) Partially sighted | (3) Deaf | f4) Partially Deaf | (5) Physically Handicapped | (6) Delicate | (7) Mai- adjusted | (8) B.S.N. | (9) Epileptic | (10)Speech Defects | Total (1) to (10) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| D. (i) were on the registers of: | (i) | (2) | (3) | (4) | (5) | (6) | (8) | (9) | |||
| 1. maintained special schools as: (a) day pupils | — | 5 | 4 | 4 | 5 | — | 1 | 36 | — | — | 55 |
| (b) boarding pupils | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | 5 |
| 2. non-maintained special schools | |||||||||||
| as: (a) day pupils | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| (b) boarding pupils | 2 | — | 3 | 3 | 5 | 11 | 4 | 5 | — | — | 33 |
| (ii) were on the registers of independent schools under arrangements made by the Authority | _ | _ | — | 1 | _ | 1 | 13 | 1 | — | — | |
| (iii) were boarded in homes and not already included under (i) or (ii) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | —- | — | — |
| Total (D) | 2 | 5 | 8 | 8 | 11 | 13 | 19 | 43 | — | — | 109 |
| E. On or about 20-1-1963, how many handicapped pupils (irrespective of the areas to whichthey belong) were being educated under arrangements made by the Authority in accordance with Section 56 of the Education Act, 1944: | |||||||||||
| (i) In hospitals | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| (ii) In other groups (e.g. units for spastics, convalescent homes) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| (iii) At home | — | — | — | — | 3 | 3 | — | 1 | — | — | — |
| During the calendar year ended 31-12-62: | |||||||||||
| (i) how many children were the subject of new decisions recorded underSection 57(4) of the Education Act, 1944 | — | ||||||||||
| (ii) how many decisions were cancelled under Section 57A (2) , Education Act, 1944 | — | 4 | |||||||||