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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 1968
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Ealing]
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Recommendations for psycho-therapy or remedial treatment
Cases awaiting treatment at 31st December, 1967 31
Recommendations for treatment 155
Discharged during year 11
Treatments during year 164
Awaiting treatment at 31st December, 1968 11
Of the 337 children referred to the centre for intelligence testing 211 were boys and 126 were girls.
HANDICAPPED CHILDREN
The following table sets out, in their various categories, the number of handicapped pupils as at 31st December, 1968.
| Category of pupils | In Special Day Schools | In Special Residential Schools | In maintained Primary and Secondary Schools | Not at School | Totals | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| M | F | M | F | M | F | M | F | M | F | |
| Blind | 1 | 4 | 3 | 2 | - | - | - | - | 4 | 6 |
| Partially sighted | 5 | 5 | - | 1 | 1 | 1 | - | - | 6 | 7 |
| Deaf | 6 | 8 | 5 | 2 | - | - | - | 1 | 11 | 11 |
| Partially deaf | 20 | 6 | 3 | 4 | 1 | - | - | 2 | 24 | 12 |
| Educationally subnormal | 146 | 111 | 31 | 9 | 19 | 11 | 2 | 6 | 198 | 137 |
| Epileptic | - | - | 1 | 2 | 1 | - | 1 | - | 3 | 2 |
| Maladjusted | 52 | 18 | 108 | 28 | 5 | 1 | 3 | - | 168 | 47 |
| Physically handicapped | 42 | 31 | 3 | 7 | - | - | 4 | 4 | 49 | 42 |
| Defective speech | 7 | 3 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7 | 3 |
| Delicate | 31 | 9 | 10 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 46 | 16 |
| Totals | 310 | 195 | 164 | 57 | 31 | 11 | 11 | 15 | 516 | 283 |
SCHOOL DENTAL SERVICE
Mr. L. C. Mandeville, L. D.S. , R. C. S. , Principal School Dental Officer, reports as follows:The
School Dental Service has the following functions:-
1. The routine dental inspection of children at school.
2. Ensuring that any necessary dental treatment is received, either from the Council's own
dentists or by attendance at a private dentist.
41.