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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 1972
[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 25 JANUARY 1973 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 1 | — | — | 2 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4 | 3 |
| Partially-Sighted Pupils | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 9 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7 | 10 |
| Deaf Pupils | — | 2 | — | 1 | 12 | 15 | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | 3 | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | 15 | 19 |
| Part ially-Hearing Pupils | 2 | 1 | 3 | — | 10 | 17 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 11 | 18 |
| Physically Handicapped Pupils | 8 | 11 | 3 | 8 | 31 | 29 | 1 | 1 | — | — | 1 | 3 | 3 | — | — | — | 7 | 6 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | 44 | 39 |
| Delicate Pupils | 8 | 6 | 12 | 4 | 26 | 19 | 10 | 7 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | 10 | 4 | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | 49 | 31 |
| Maladjusted Pupils | 28 | 3 | 29 | 5 | 18 | 4 | 11 | — | — | — | 23 | 9 | 32 | 5 | — | — | 1 | 1 | 20 | 4 | — | — | 3 | — | 108 | 23 |
| Educationally Subnormal Pupils | 38 | 26 | 38 | 25 | 189 | 133 | 11 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 3 | 5 | 14 | 8 | — | — | 31 | 21 | 1 | 2 | — | — | — | — | 252 | 177 |
| Epileptic Pupils | — | — | * 1 | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | — | 2 | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5 | — |
| Pupils with Speech Defects | 7 | 1 | 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4 | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4 | 2 |
| TOTALS | 92 | 52 | 92 | 45 | 293 | 226 | 37 | 10 | 5 | 7 | 32 | 23 | 54 | 15 | — | — | 50 | 34 | 25 | 7 | — | — | 3 | — | 499 | 322 |
| GRAND TOTALS | 144 | 137 | 519 | 47 | 12 | 55 | 69 | — | 84 | 32 | — | 3 | 821 | |||||||||||||