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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Table VII
HANDICAPPED PUPILS REQUIRING EDUCATION AT SPECIAL SCHOOLS APPROVED UNDER SECTION 9(5) OF THE EDUCATION ACT, 1944 OR BOA
During the calendar year ended 31st December, 1959 number of handicapped pupils- | (1) Blind (3) Partially sighted | (3) Deaf (4) Partially deaf | (5) Delicate (6) Physically Handicapped | (7) Educationally sub-normal (8) Maladjusted | (9) Epilep tic | TOTAL (l)-(9) | ||||
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(1) | (2) | (3) | (4) | (S) | (6; | (7) | (8) | (9) | (10) | |
A. were newly placed in special schools (other than hospital special schools) or boarding homes | - | - | 1 | 24 | 26 | 33 | 7 | |||
B. were newly assessed as needing special educational treatment at special schools or in boarding homes | - | - | - | 1 | 29 | 25 | 43 | 8 | - | 106 |
On or about 22nd January. 1960 number of handicapped pupils from the Authority's area - | ||||||||||
C. (1) were on the registers of special schools as | ||||||||||
- | 17 | 15 | 7 | 83 | 96 | 196 | - | 5 | 419 | |
- | - | 1 | - | 1 | - | 5 | 1 | - | 8 | |
(2) Non-maintained special schools as | ||||||||||
- | - | - | - | - | 2 | - | - | - | 2 | |
(b) boarding pupils | 2 | - | 1 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 32 |
(3) were on the registers of independent schools under arrangements made by the Authority | - | - | 2 | - | - | 4 | - | 7 | - | 13 |
(4) were boarded in homes and not already included under (1) or (3) | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
2 | 17 | 19 | 14 | 90 | 107 | 206 | 13 | 6 | 474 |
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