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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 1973
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Havering]
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Handicapped Pupils
The statistics relating to ascertained handicapped pupils during the year are as follows:-
| Category | Total number of pupils ascertained as handicapped at end of year | Number of pupils newly ascertained during year. | Number of pupils admitted to Special Schools during year. | Total number of pupils attending special schools at end of year. | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Day | Residential | ||||
| Blind | 6 | - | - | 2 | 4 |
| Partially Sighted | 18 | 1 | 1 | 14 | 4 |
| Deaf | 15 | 1 | 1 | 14 | 1 |
| Partially Hearing | 38 | 1 | 1 | 34 | 4 |
| Physically Handicapped | 41 | 4 | 3 | 35 | 6 |
| Delicate | 22 | 5 | 1 | 6 | 9 |
| Maladjusted | 23 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 16 |
| Educationally Subnormal (medium) | 450 | 69 | 54 | 409 | 12 |
| (severe) | 149 | 26 | 12 | 109 | 8 |
| Epileptic | 3 | ' 1 | 1 | - | 2 |
| Speech Defects | 1 | - | - | - | 1 |
| Autistic | 1 | - | - | 1 | - |
| TOTAL | 767 | 112 | 78 | 625 | 67 |