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Croydon 1969

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Croydon]

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Table: TABLE 10Children requiring Special Education, 1969

TABLE 10

Children requiring Special Education, 1969

CATEGORYNew Cases Ascertained by Committee* New AdmiSsi orisNumber of Children receiving Special Educational Treatment 23.1.1970No. of children awaiting placement on 23.1.70
Special SchoolsIndependent SchoolsHospitalsDay UnitsHome Tui-tionTotalDayResidential
DayResidential
BLIND120819--
PARTIALLY SIGHTED4421223--
DEAF136172321
PARTIALLY HEARING7732313612
EDUCATION. ALLY SUBNORMAL6738251166273736
EPILEPTIC2512517--
MALADJUSTED1711483917169-8
PHYSICALLYHANOI-CAPPED2623971424-1175-
SPEECH223012151-
DELICATE393574231
TOTAL130104432794806416248518

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*Including cases ascertained in previous years.

Table: TABLE11PRE-SCHOOL HANDICAPPED CHILDREN

TABLE11

PRE-SCHOOL HANDICAPPED CHILDREN

CategoryAge on the 31st December, 1969
5 years4 years3 years2 years1 year or less
Vision Defect-13-1
Hearing Defect-2162
Mental Disorder31436914
Epileptic-143-
Physically Handicapped or Delicate-18261732
Total336703549