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Havering 1967
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Havering]
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TABLE 27
Handicapped Pupils
| Totel No. of Pupils ascertained as Handicapped at end of year | No. of Pupils newly ascertained during the year | No. of Pupils admitted to Special Schools during the year | Total No attending Schools a Day | . of Pupils Special end of year Residential | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Blind | 5 | 3 | 2 | - | 4 |
| Partially Sighted | 11 | 3 | 2 | 10 | - |
| Deaf | 10 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 4 |
| Partially Hearing | 30 | 7 | 3 , | 22 | 4 |
| Physically Handicapped | 44 | 3 | 3 | 27 | 10 |
| Delicate | 66 | 13 | 10 | 15 | 18 |
| Maladjusted | 43 | 7 | 8 | - | 28 |
| E.S.N. | 305 | 45 | 76 | 271 | 12 |
| Epileptic | 8 | 3 | 3 | - | 8 |
| Speech Defects | - | - | - | - | - |
| TOTAL | 522 | 86 | 109 | 351 | 88 |
had been ascertained as handicapped pupils before January, 1967.
At the end of the year 40 children were awaiting admission
to special schools, compared to 75 at the end of 1966. This
improvement can largely be attributed to the opening of Dycorts
School in September, 1967 which considerably reduced the number
of educationally sub-normal pupils awaiting special schooling.
The following table shows the situation relating to handicapped
pupils at the end of the year: —