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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 1969
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Havering]
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The following table gives particulars of ascertained handicapped pupils at the end of the year:—
| Category | Total number of pupils ascertained as handicapped at end of year | Number of pupils newly ascertained during the year | Number of pupils admitted to special schools during the year | Total number of pupils attending special schools at end of year | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Day | Residential | ||||
| Blind | 4 | - | - | - | 4 |
| Partially sighted | 10 | - | - | 7 | 1 |
| Deaf | 14 | 3 | 3 | 10 | 4 |
| Partially hearing | 35 | 4 | 7 | 31 | 3 |
| Physically handicapped | 45 | 10 | 10 | 28 | 10 |
| Delicate | 31 | 9 | 6 | 16 | 6 |
| Maladjusted | 33 | 10 | 7 | 1 | 18 |
| Educationally subnormal | 335 | 75 | 70 | 304 | 13 |
| Epileptic | 8 | 1 | 2 | - | 8 |
| Speech Defects | - | - | - | - | - |
| TOTAL | 515 | 112 | 105 | 397 | 67 |