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Croydon 1962

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Croydon]

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Table: Table VIIHANDICAPPED PUPILS REQUIRING EDUCATION AT SPECIAL SCHOOLS APPROVED UNDER SECTION 9(5) OF THE EDUCATION ACT, 1944 OR BOARDING IN BOARDING HOMES.

Table VII

HANDICAPPED PUPILS REQUIRING EDUCATION AT SPECIAL SCHOOLS APPROVED UNDER SECTION 9(5) OF THE EDUCATION ACT, 1944 OR BOARDING IN BOARDING HOMES.

During the calendar year ended 31s t. December. 1962 number of handicapped pupils -(1) Blind (2) Par-tially lighted(3) Deal (4) Partially deaf(5) Physically Handicap ped (6) Delicate(7) Maladjusted (8) Educationally sub-normal(9) Epileptic (10 ) Speech defectsTOTAL (1)-(10)
A. Number of handicapped pupils newly assessed ae needing special educational treatment at special schools or In boarding homes.(1)(2)(3)(4)(5)(6)(7)(8)(9)(10)(11)
2--117175272273
B. (i) of the children Included at A, number newly placed In special schools (other than hospital special schools) or boarding homes.2--110153232-56
(ii) of the children assessed prior to 1st January, 1982, number newly placed In special schools (other than hospital special schools) or boarding homes.1-1-3627-121
TOTAL (B(i) and B(ii))3-1113215302177
C. (i) Number requiring places In special schools - TOTAL (a) day----43-2--9
(b) boarding---.2133-211
(11) Number Included at (1) who had not reached the age of 5 and were waiting; (a) day places----1-----1
(b) boarding places-----------
continued below.