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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

Croydon 1964

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Croydon]

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(1) Blind (2) Partially sighted(3) Deaf (4) Partially deaf(5) Physi— cally Handicapped (6) Delicate(7) Mai -adjusted (8) Educationally sub-normal(9) Epileptic (10) Speech defectsTOTAL (1) - (10)
During the calendar year ended 31st December,1963 number of handicapped pupils
(1)(2)(3)(4)(5)(6)(7)(8)(9)(10)(11)
E. were being educated under arrangements made under Section 56 of the Education Act, 1944.
(i) in hospitals-----24----24
(ii) in other groups (e.g. units for spastics, convalescent homes)----2-----2
(iii) at home-----------
PART IV-----------
CHILDREN FOUND UNSUITABLE FOR EDUCATION AT SCHOOL During the calendar year ended 31st December, 1963 -
(i) Number of children who were the subject of new decisions recorded under Section 57(4) of the Education Act, 1944 -21
(11) Number of reviews carried out under the provisions of 57A of the Education Act, 1944 -Nil
(iii) Number of decisions which were cancelled under Section 57A(2) of the Education Act, 1944 -Nil