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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 1962
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Ealing]
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MINOR AILMENT CLINICS
The examinations carried out at these clinics include a variety of cases in which
medical opinion is required. Cases of poor school attendance, freedom from
infection examinations, recommendations for recuperative treatment, etc., are
among the things dealt with. They also provide a means for a more detailed
investigation into any defect observed at the school inspection.
Total attendances 660
HANDICAPPED CHILDREN
The following table sets out in their various categories the number of handicapped pupils as at 31st December, 1962.
| In Special Day Schools | In Special Residential Schools | In maintained Primary & Secondary Schools | Not at School | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| M | F | M | F | M | F | M | F | M | F | |
| Blind Pupils | -- | - | 5 | 2 | - | - | 1 | - | 6 | 2 |
| Partially-sighted Pupils | 4 | 7 | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | 4 | 8 |
| Deaf Pupils | 5 | 4 | - | 3 | - | - | - | - | 5 | 7 |
| Partially Deaf Pupils | 11 | 4 | 1 | 1 | - | - | 2 | - | 14 | 5 |
| Educationally sub-normal Pupils | 46 | 33 | 9 | 6 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 64 | 42 |
| Epileptic Pupils | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | 1 |
| Maladjusted Pupils | 17 | 5 | 47 | 17 | 11 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 76 | 26 |
| Physically Handicapped Pupils | 7 | 7 | 6 | 1 | - | 2 | 1 | - | 14 | 10 |
| Pupils with Speech Defects | - | - | - | - | 7 | 1 | - | - | 7 | 1 |
| Delicate Pupils | 10 | 5 | 9 | 4 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 28 | 12 |
| Pupils with Multiple Defects | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | |||
| Total | 100 | 65 | 77 | 36 | 34 | 10 | 7 | 3 | 218 | 114 |
EDUCATION ACT, 1944
Section 57
Cases dealt with under Section 57, Education Act, 1944 7
Cases de-notified under Section 8, Education (Miscellaneous Provisions)
Act, 1948 1
INFESTATION WITH VERMIN
Number Examined 33,181
Number Infested 106
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