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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
Havering 1966
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Havering]
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| Category | Total No of Pupils Ascertained as Handicapped at the end of the year | No of Pupils Ascertained During the year | No of Pupils Admitted to Specia1 Schools During the year | Total No. of Pupils in Special Schools at end of year | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Day | Residentia1 | ||||
| Blind | 1 | — | — | —_ | 1 |
| Partially Sighted | 9 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 1 |
| Deaf | 9 | — | — | 4 | 5 |
| Partially Hearing | 23 | 2 | 5 | 20 | 2 |
| Physically Handicapped | 43 | 5 | 11 | 27 | 12 |
| Delicate | 38 | 13 | 14 | 16 | 19 |
| Maladjusted | 23 | 7 | 8 | — | 19 |
| E.S.N. | 308 | 53 | 51 | 231 | 14 |
| Epileptic | 6 | 2 | 2 | — | 5 |
| Speech Defects | — | — | — | — | — |
| TOTALS | 460 | 83 | 92 | 306 | 78 |
29 pupils included in the above table are known to suffer
from more than one handicap. 14 of these are in attendance at day
special schools and 13 at residential special schools.
A joint circular issued by the Department of Education and
Science and the Ministry of Health in March 1966 invited all
Education and Health and Welfare Authorities to review their
services for handicapped children and young people and, as a
result of consultation between the various staff concerned,
proposals were presented with the following aims:—
(a) to co-ordinate the many services available to handicapped
persons
(b) to provide continuity of care
(c) to provide a personal and individual service available
to each handicapped person or family
(d) to provide early diagnosis, treatment and advice so that
secondary effects of handicap can be minimised.
(e) to reduce the incidence of handicap by raising the
standard of health.
The report which was prepared proposed that the work of
Medical Officers, Social Workers, Health Visitors and the Education
Welfare Officers and Youth Employment Officers be
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