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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
Leyton 1959
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Leyton]
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HANDICAPPED PUPILS
| CATEGORY | Number of children of school age on 31st December, 1959, formally ascertained as handicapped pupils and requiring special educational treatment (s. e. t.) | Children of school age on register of handicapped pupils but not requiring s. e. t. and attending ordinary schools | Children age 2-5 years ascertained as handicapped pupils | Children aged 2-5 years on register but not formally ascertained. | |||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Attending day special school | Awaiting placement in day special school | Attending residential special school | Awaiting placement in residential special school | Attending boarding homes | 1 Awaiting placement in boarding homes | Attending independent schools | Awaiting placement in independent schools | Attending hospital schools | Awaiting placement in hospital schools | Receiving Education in hospital under Section 5fi | Receiving home tuition under Section 56 | Awaiting home tuition under Section 56 | Special Maladjusted Classes in Day School | Total No. of children of school age requiring s. e. t. | |||||
| Receiving Special Education | Awaiting Special Education | ||||||||||||||||||
| Blind | – | – | – | – | – | – | 2 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 2 | – | – | – | 2 |
| Partially sighted | 2 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 2 | 6 | – | – | 1 |
| Dsftfo | 3 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 3 | – | 1 | – | – |
| Partially deaf | 3 | – | – | – | – | – | 1 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 4 | 10 | 1 | 2 | 2 |
| Delicate | – | – | 5 | – | – | – | 1 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 6 | – | – | – | – |
| Physically Handicapped | 14 | 3 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 13 | 2 | – | – | 32 | 34 | 2 | – | 21 |
| E.S.N | 81 | – | 5 | – | – | – | 6 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 92 | – | – | – | 14 |
| Maladjusted | – | – | 6 | 1 | 1 | – | 8 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 14 | 30 | – | 1 | – | – |
| Epileptic | – | – | – | – | – | – | 2 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 2 | 13 | – | – | 1 |
| Speech defect | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 1 |
| Dual defects | – | – | – | – | – | – | 1 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 1 | – | – | – | 1 |
| TOTAL | 103 | 3 | 16 | 1 | 1 | – | 21 | – | – | – | 13 | 2 | – | 14 | 174 | 63 | 5 | 2 | 43 |