Hints from the Health Department. Leaflet from the archive of the Society of Medical Officers of Health. Credit: Wellcome Collection, London
[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, 1963, 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 | ||||||||||||||
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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 | Total number of children of school age requiring s.e.t. | Receiving Special Education | Awaiting Special Education | ||||
Blind. | - | - | - | - | - | - | 2 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 2 | - | - | - |
Partially sighted | 3 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 3 | 3 | 1 | 1 |
Deaf | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | - |
Partially hearing. | 9 | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 10 | 9 | 2 | 1 |
Delicate. | - | - | 3 | - | - | - | 2 | - | - | - | - | 2 | - | 7 | - | - | - | |
Physically Handicapped | 23 | - | 2 | 2 | 1 | - | 1 | - | - | - | 5 | - | - | - | 34 | 36 | 1 | 16 |
E.S.N | 87 | - | 6 | - | - | - | 3 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 96 | - | - | 13 |
Maladjusted | 22 | - | 10 | - | - | - | 9 | - | - | - | 4 | - | - | - | 45 | - | - | - |
Epileptic | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 2 | 2 | - | 3 |
Speech defect | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Dual defects | 2 | - | 1 | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 4 | 1 | - | - | 1 |
TOTAL | 148 | - | 22 | 2 | 1 | - | 20 | - | - | - | 9 | 2 | - | - | 204 | 51 | 4 | 35 |