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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
Dagenham 1960
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Dagenham]
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HANDICAPPED CHILDREN
A detailed review of the area showed that there are 223 children with physical
defects who are able to continue in ordinary schools. These children are called to the
school clinics annually to be examined by the school medical officers, and their progress
reported. A detailed file of these children is kept centrally, together with that for the
children registered as physically handicapped on Ministry of Education Forms 4.H.P.
as in need of special educational treatment.
The following table gives a picture of handicapped children in Dagenham, and their placement in school:—
| Children of school age on 31st December 1960, formally ascertained as handicapped pupils and requiring special education treatment (s.e.t.) N.B. These figures include 27 school children with dual handicaps | Blind | Partially sighted | Deaf | Partially Deaf | Delicate | Physically Handicapped | E.S.N. | Maladjusted | Epileptic | Speech Defect | TOTAL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Attending day special school | — | 12 | 8 | 5 | 24 | 53 | 166 | — | 1 | 1 | 270 |
| Awaiting placement in day special school | — | 1 | — | — | 4 | 1 | 30 | — | — | — | 36 |
| Attending residential special school | 5 | 1 | 3 | — | 16 | 7 | 13 | 16 | 1 | 2 | 64 |
| Awaiting placement in residential special school | — | — | — | — | 3 | 2 | 6 | 2 | — | — | 13 |
| Receiving home tuition under Section 56 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | 1 | — | 3 |
| Total No. of children of school age requiring s.e.t. | 5 | 14 | 11 | 5 | 48 | 64 | 215 | 18 | 3 | 3 | 386 |
| Children of school age on register of handicapped pupils but not requiring s.e.t. and attending ordinary schools | - | 9 | - | 14 | 98 | 55 | 22 | 9 | 12 | 4 | 223 |
| Pre-school children receiving s.e.t. | 1 | 1 | |||||||||
| Pre-school children awaiting s.e.t. | 1 | 3 | — | — | 5 | 9 | 6 | - | 2 | - | 26 |
| Children aged 2-5 years at 31st December 1960 on register of handicapped pupils but not requiring s.e.t. | - | 2 | - | - | 5 | 10 | - | - | 5 | 6 | 28 |
Children admitted to Special Schools during i960
Admitted to Residential Schools:—
E.S.N 3
Physically handicapped 1
Delicate 5
Maladjusted 6
Epileptic 1
Blind 1
Partially sighted 1
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