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Ealing 1959
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Ealing]
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interesting to see whether the incidence of foot trouble
in the adolescent boy will now increase - I rather doubt
it, providing the shoes are long enough.
HANDICAPPED CHILDREN.
The following table sets out in their various categories the number of handicapped pupils as at 31st December, 1959.
| In Special Day Schools | In Special Residential Schools | In maintained Primary & Secondary Schools | Not at School | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| B | G | B | G | 3 | G | B | G | B | G | |
| Blind Pupils | - | - | 3 | 1 | - | - | 1 | 1 | 4 | 2 |
| Partially- | ||||||||||
| Sighted Pupils | 7 | 3 | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | 7 | 4 |
| Deaf Purils | 3 | 4 | 2 | 1 | - | - | - | - | 5 | 5 |
| Partially Deaf | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Pupils | 5 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 2 | - | 2 | 12 | 9 |
| Educationally Sub normal Pupils | 35 | 30 | 16 | 8 | 3 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 56 | 46 |
| Epileptic Pupils | - | - | = | 1 | - | - | 2 | - | 2 | 1 |
| Maladjusted Pupils | - | - | 40 | 22 | 7 | 5 | 1 | - | 48 | 27 |
| Physically Han dicapped Pupils | 9 | 13 | 4 | 3 | 6 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 22 | 24 |
| Pupils with Speech Defects | - | - | - | - | 9 | 3 | - | - | 9 | 3 |
| Delicate Pupils, | 7 | 3 | 12 | 5 | 6 | 3 | 1 | - | 26 | 11 |
| Pupils with Multiple Defects | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Total | 66 | 57 | 81 | 42 | 34 | 23 | 10 | 10 | 191 | 132 |
OPHTHALMIC SERVICE.
Mr, G. Freeman-Heal, Consultant Ophthalmologist; reports:-
Report on School Children examined at Mattock Lane and
Ravenor Park School Clinics for the year January to
Decemher, 1959.
The total number of cases seen was 1,483 (1958 1,574)
of which 462 (1958 470) were new cases and 1,021 (1958
1,103) were re-inspections. The number of pairs of glasses
prescribed was 961 (1958 - 927),
Abnormal Eye Conditions other than Errors of Refraction were as follows:-
| Congenital Abnormalities | New Cases | OH Cases |
|---|---|---|
| Squint | 71 | 186 |
| Congenital Nystagmus | 3 | 2 |
| Nasal Duct Obstruction | 3 | 1 |
| Abnormalities Extra Ocular Muscle | 1 | 1 |
| Congenital Cataract | 2 | 2 |
| Progressive Myopia | 3 | 3 |
| Ptosis | 2 | 1 |