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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
Hendon 1949
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Hendon]
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TABLE VII.
HANDICAPPED PUPILS.
| Category. | In Special Day Schools. | In Special Residential Schools. | In Maintained Primary and Secondary Schools. | In Independent Schools. | Not at School. | Total as at 31/12/1949. | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| B. | G. | B. | G. | B. | G. | B. | G. | B. | G. | B. | G. | |
| Blind Pupils | — | — | 2 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 2 | 4 |
| Partially-Sighted Pupils | 1 | — | 3 | 2 | 2 | — | — | — | 1 | — | 7 | 2 |
| Deaf Pupils | 2 | 3 | 6 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 8 | 5 |
| Partially Deaf Pupils | 2 | 2 | — | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | 5 |
| Delicate Pupils | — | — | — | 6 | 12 | 19 | — | — | — | — | 12 | 25 |
| Diabetic Pupils | — | — | — | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 |
| Educationally Sub-normal Pupils | 18 | 22 | 7 | 2 | 29 | 10 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 58 | 38 |
| Epileptic Pupils | — | — | 1 | — | 2 | 2 | 1 | — | — | 2 | 4 | 4 |
| Maladjusted Pupils | — | — | 9 | 3 | 12 | 4 | — | — | — | — | 21 | 7 |
| Physically Handicapped Pupils | 3 | 2 | 7 | 3 | 5 | 2 | — | — | 2 | 2 | 17 | 9 |
| Pupils with Speech Defects | — | — | — | — | 56 | 26 | — | — | — | — | 56 | 26 |
| Pupils with Multiple Defects | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | 2 |
| TOTALS | 26 | 29 | 36 | 23 | 119 | 64 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 12 | 189 | 129 |