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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
Ealing 1958
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Ealing]
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During the year l958 tnere was only one new case or poliomyelitis at the Ealing Orthopaedic Clinic.
| 1957 | 1958 | |
|---|---|---|
| Number of new cases | 209 | 145 |
| Number of re-inspections | 585 | 449 |
| Total attendances | 794 | 594 |
| Number of children referred for physiotherapy | 321 | 232 |
| Number of attendances | 3,492 | 3,327 |
HANDICAPPED CHILDREN.
The following table sets out in their various cate gories the number of handicapped pupils as at 31st December, 1958,
| In Special Day Schools | In Special Residential Schools | In maintained Primary & Secondary Schools | Not at School | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| B | G | B | G | B | G | B | G | B | G | |
| Blind Pupils | - | - | 3 | 1 | - | - | 1 | 1 | 4 | 2 |
| Partially-Sighted Pupils | 7 | 3 | 1 | 3 | - | - | - | - | 8 | 6 |
| Deaf Pupils | 4 | 4 | 3 | 2 | - | - | - | - | 7 | 6 |
| Partially Deaf Pupils | 5 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 1 | _ | 1 | 10 | 11 |
| Educationally Sub-normal Pupils | 42 | 27 | 15 | 8 | 3 | 6 | 2 | - | 62 | 41 |
| Epileptic Pupils | - | - | 1 | - | 4 | - | - | - | 5 | - |
| Maladjusted Pupils | - | - | 45 | 34 | 2 | 1 | 1 | _ | 48 | 35 |
| Physically Handicapped Pupils | 11 | 11 | 5 | 4 | 6 | 2 | _ | 1 | 22 | 18 |
| Pupils with Speech Defects | - | - | - | - | 10 | 1 | - | - | 10 | 1 |
| Delicate Pupils | 7 | 5 | 14 | 2 | 3 | 1 | - | 25 | 8 | |
| Pupils with Multiple Defect | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Total | 76 | 57 | 90 | 56 | 30 | 12 | 5 | 3 | 201 | 128 |