London's Pulse: Medical Officer of Health reports 1848-1972

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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 1971

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Croydon]

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Table: TABLE 10Children requiring Special Education, 1971

TABLE 10

Children requiring Special Education, 1971

CATEGORYNew Cases Ascer' tained by Committee* New Admis-s ionsNumber of Children receiving Special Educational Treatment 20.1.72No. of children awaiting placement on 20.1. 72
Special SchoolsIndependent SchoolshospitalsDay UnitsHome TuitionTotalDayResi-dential
DayResi' dential
BUND---8----8--
PARTIALLY SIGHTED222611---28--
DEAF-210191-13-43--
PARTIALLY HEARING6524--24-301-
EDUCATIONALLY SUBNORMAL12013747912958--458822
EPILEPTIC--98--_-17.
MALADJUSTED5945193952-35-145-IS
PHYSICALLY HANDICAPPED12128312----95--
SPEECH55----9-9--
DELICATE331882---28-.
TOTAL207211646111655881-9618317

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* Including cases ascertained in previous years.

Table: TABLE 11PRE-SCHOOL HANDICAPPED CHILDREN

TABLE 11

PRE-SCHOOL HANDICAPPED CHILDREN

CategoryAge on the 31st December, 1971
5 years4 years3 years2 years
Vision Defect--21
Hearing Defect---4
Speech Defect-41214
Mental Disorder-213315
Epileptic-43o O
Physically Handicapped1254835
Total1549872