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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During the calendar year ended 31st December, 1958 how many handicapped pupils - | (1) Blind ( 2) Partially sighted | (3; Delicate (4) Partially deaf | (5) Delicate (6) Physically Handicapped | (7) Educationally sub-normal (8) Maladjusted | (9)Epileptic | Total (1)-(9) | ||||
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A. were newly placed In special schools (other than hospital special schools) or boarding hones? | (1) | (2) | (3) | (4) | (5) | (6) | (7) | (8) | (9) | (10) |
(a) Day | - | 3 | 1 | 4 | 27 | 20 | 32 | - | - | 87 |
(b) Boarding | - | - | - | 1 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 19 |
B. were newly assessed as needing special ed-ucational treatment at special schools or in boarding homes? | ||||||||||
(a) Day | - | 5 | 1 | 3 | 27 | 25 | 31 | - | - | 29 |
(b) Boarding | - | - | - | 2 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 6 | 4 | 22 |
On or about 31st January, 1959 how many handicapped pupils from the Authority's area - | ||||||||||
C. (i) were on the registers of special schools as | ||||||||||
(a) day pupils | - | 18 | 16 | 11 | 93 | 96 | 182 | - | - | 416 |
(b) boarding pupils | - | 1 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 9 | 12 | 5 | 48 |
(ii) were on the registers of in-dependent schools under arrangements made by the Authority | - | - | 2 | - | - | 5 | - | 10 | - | 17 |
(iii) were boarded In homes and not alread Included under (i) or (ii) | y r | |||||||||
TOTAL (C) | - | 19 | 23 | 15 | 97 | 109 | 191 | 22 | 5 | 481 |
D. were being educated under arrangements made under section 56 of the Education Act, 1944. | ||||||||||
(i) In hospitals | - | - | - | - | 10 | - | - | - | - | 10 |
(ii) In other groups (e.g., unit8 for spastics, conval-escent homes) | - | - | - | - | 1 | 2 | - | - | - | 3 |
(iii) at home | - | - | - | - | - | 3 | - | - | - | 3 |
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