Hints from the Health Department. Leaflet from the archive of the Society of Medical Officers of Health. Credit: Wellcome Collection, London
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Croydon]
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HANDICAPPED PUPILS REQUIRING EDUCATION AT SPECIAL SCHOOLS OR BOARDING IN BOARDING SCHOOLS. 1952
Blind | Partially Sighted | Deaf | Partially Deaf | Delicate | Physically Handicapped | Educationally Sub-normal | Maladjusted | Epiletic | Total | |
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In the Calendar year:— | (1) | (2) | (3) | (4) | (5) | (6) | (7) | (8) | (9) | (10) |
A. Handicapped Pupils newly placed in Special Schools or Homes | 1 | 6 | 5 | 3 | 49 | 53 | 45 | 2 | 2 | 166 |
B. Handicapped Pupils newly ascertained as requiring education at Special Schools or boarding in Homes | 1 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 33 | 23 | 48 | 2 | 2 | 116 |
On or about December 1st:— | ||||||||||
C. Number of Handicapped Pupils from the area: (i) attending Special Schools as Day Pupils | 27 | 6 | 8 | 85 | 109 | 202 | 437 | |||
Boarding Pupils | 1 | — | 6 | 2 | 6 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 29 |
(ii) Boarded in Homes | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
(iii) attending assisted schools (under approved arrangements) | — | — | 3 | 2 | — | 2 | — | 4 | — | 11 |
Total (C) | 1 | 27 | 15 | 12 | 91 | 114 | 207 | 7 | 3 | 477 |
D. Number of Handicapped pupils being educated under arrangements made under Section 56 of the Education Act, 1944— (a) in hospitals | — | — | — | — | — | 7 | — | — | — | 7 |
(b) elsewhere | — | — | — | 1 | 10 | 5 | 2 | — | — | 18 |
E. Number of Handicapped pupils from the area requiring places in special schools (including any such unplaced children who are temporarily receiving home tuition) | — | — | 4 | 2 | 8 | 11 | 24 | — | — | 49 |
Number of children reported during the Calendar Year:
Under Section 57(3) of Education Act, 1944 22
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