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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 1961
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Leyton]
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| CATEGORY | Number of children of school age on 31st December, 1960, 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 aged 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 | 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 56 | Receiving home tuition under Section 56 | Awaiting home tuition under section 56 | Total number of children of school age requiring s.e.t. | ||||||
| Receiving Special Education | Awaiting Special Education | ||||||||||||||||||
| Blind | – | – | – | – | – | – | 2 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 2 | – | – | – | – |
| Partially sighted | 1 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 1 | 6 | – | – | 5 |
| Deaf | 3 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 3 | – | 1 | – | – |
| Partially deaf | 5 | – | 1 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 6 | 10 | 3 | – | – |
| Delicate | 1 | – | 2 | – | – | – | 5 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 8 | – | – | – | – |
| Physically Handicapped | 23 | – | – | – | 1 | – | 1 | – | – | – | 4 | 2 | – | - | 31 | 34 | – | 1 | 18 |
| E.S.N | 86 | – | 1 | 2 | – | – | 3 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 92 | – | – | – | 14 |
| Maladjusted | 23 | – | 7 | 4 | – | – | 9 | 4 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 47 | 1 | – | – | – |
| Epileptic | 1 | – | – | – | – | – | 1 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 2 | 2 | - | - | 4 |
| Speech defect | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| Dual defects | 2 | – | – | 2 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 4 | – | – | – | 1 |
| TOTAL | 145 | – | 11 | 8 | 1 | – | 21 | 4 | – | – | 4 | 2 | – | – | 196 | 53 | 4 | 1 | 42 |