London's Pulse: Medical Officer of Health reports 1848-1972
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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 1972
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Havering]
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The statistics relating .to ascertained handicapped pupils during the year are as follows:–
| Category | Total number of pupils ascertained as handicapped a end of year. | Number of pupi Is newly ascertained during year. | Number of pupils admitted to Special Schools during year. | TotaI number of pupils attending special schools at end of year. | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Day | Residential | ||||
| Blind | 3 | – | – | – | 3 |
| Partially Sighted | 15 | 1 | 2 | 12 | 2 |
| Deaf | 16 | 2 | 3 | 15 | 1 |
| Partially Hearing | 35 | 1 | 1 | 29 | 5 |
| Physically Handicapped | 44 | 3 | 3 | 32 | 9 |
| Delicate | 22 | 4 | 3 | 9 | 9 |
| Maladjusted | 28 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 18 |
| Educationally Subnormal | 577 | 68 | 75 | 514 | 20 |
| Epileptic | 3 | 1 | 1 | – | 2 |
| Speech Defects | 1 | – | 1 | – | 1 |
| TOTAL | 744 | 85 | 92 | 612 | 70 |