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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
Haringey 1971
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Haringey]
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RETURN OF ASCERTAINED HANDICAPPED PUPILS REQUIRING SPECIAL EDUCATION FACILITIES
| CATEGORY | IN THE CALENDAR YEAR | DISTRIBUTION ON 20 JANUARY 1972 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Number newly ascertained as requiring education in a Special School (other than hospital Special Schools) | Number newly placed in Special Schools (other than hospital Special Schools) | Number on register of — | Number placed in Boarding Homes | Number requiring places in Special Schools | Number on register of hospital Special Schools | Number being educated at home under arrangements made under Sec.56 Education Act 1944 | Totals | |||||||||||||||||||
| Maintained Special Schools | Non-Maintained Special Schools | Independent Schools | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Day | Boarding | Day | Boarding | Day | Boarding | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Boys | Girls | Boys | Girls | B | G | B | G | B | G | B | G | B | G | B | G | B | G | B | G | B | G | B | G | B | G | |
| Blind Pupils | - | - | - | - | - | - | 3 | 1 | - | - | 1 | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 4 | 2 |
| Partially Sighted Pupils | 3 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 9 | 7 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | - | — | — | - | 1 | - | - | — | - | - | - | 9 | 9 |
| Deaf Pupils | - | 3 | 1 | 5 | 12 | 14 | 1 | 1 | - | - | - | 3 | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | 13 | 20 |
| Part ially Hearing Pupils | 5 | 1 | — | 4 | 9 | 16 | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 2 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 12 | 16 |
| Physically Handicapped Pupils | 10 | 7 | 4 | 3 | 29 | 28 | 1 | - | - | - | 3 | 2 | - | 1 | - | - | 3 | 2 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 36 | 33 |
| Delicate Pupils | 25 | 15 | 15 | 12 | 25 | 23 | 13 | 15 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7 | 3 | 3 | - | - | - | - | - | 48 | 41 |
| Maladjusted Pupils | 23 | 10 | 20 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 11 | — | — | — | 27 | 11 | 8 | 2 | 4 | — | 3 | 1 | 16 | 6 | - | - | - | - | 72 | 23 |
| Educationally Subnormal Pupils | 49 | 33 | 58 | 44 | 205 | 149 | 13 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 2 | 6 | 7 | 4 | 1 | - | 38 | 22 | _ | 1 | _ | _ | -_ | _ | 269 | 189 |
| Epileptic Pupils | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | 2 | - |
| Pupils with Speech Defects | 2 | 2 | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 3 | 1 | - | - | 2 | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5 | 2 |
| TOTALS | 117 | 73 | 100 | 78 | 292 | 240 | 43 | 19 | 3 | 5 | 34 | 24 | 18 | 8 | 5 | - | 55 | 31 | 20 | 8 | - | - | - | - | 470 | 335 |
| GRAND TOTALS | 190 | 178 | 532 | 62 | 8 | 58 | 26 | 5 | 86 | 28 | _ | _ | 805 | |||||||||||||