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Willesden 1960
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Willesden]
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Table 80
Return of Handicapped Pupils (Year Ended 31st December, 1960)
Ascertainment Distribution
(as at last day of Year)
| Category | No. of ascertained Cases known 1st day of Year | No. of New Cases ascertained during year | No. of ascertained Cases known last day of Year | In Special Day Schools | In Special Residential Schools | In Maintained Primary and Secy. Schools | In Independent Schools | Not at School | Total | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| B. | G. | B. | G. | B. | G. | B. | G. | B. | G. | B. | G. | B. | G. | B. | G. | B. | G. | |
| Blind Pupils | - | 2 | - | - | - | 1 | _- | _- | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 |
| Partially-Sighted Pupils | 13 | 11 | 1 | - | 10 | 11 | 9 | 9 | 1 | 2 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 10 | 11 |
| Deaf Pupils | 9 | 2 | — | 1 | 9 | 3 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 9 | 3 |
| Partially Deaf Pupils | 4 | — | 3 | - | 7 | - | 6 | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7 | - |
| Delicate Pupils Diabetic Pupils | 34 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 31 | 11 | 4 | 1 | 25 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | - | - | 31 | 11 |
| Educ. Sub-normal Pupils | 75 | 63 | 14 | 10 | 74 | 61 | 64 | 57 | 10 | 4 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 74 | 61 |
| Epileptic Pupils | 2 | — | — | — | 1 | — | - | — | 1 | — | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | — |
| Maladjusted Pupils | 43 | 15 | 13 | 5 | 42 | 14 | - | — | 13 | 2 | 8 | 1 | 21 | 11 | - | - | 42 | 14 |
| Physically Handicapped Pupils | 23 | 17 | 12 | 4 | 30 | 18 | 28 | 18 | 1 | 1* | - | 30 | 18 | |||||
| Pupils with Speech Defects | 357 | 131 | 48 | 35 | 377 | 153 | - | — | - | - | 374 | 150 | - | - | 3 | 3 | 377 | 153 |
| Pupils with Multiple Defects | 38 | 22 | 1 | 1 | 37 | 22 | 34 | 22 | 3 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 37 | 22 |
| Total | 598 | 273 | 101 | 65 | 618 | 294 | 151 | 109 | 58 | 18 | 383 | 152 | 22 | 12 | 4 | 3 | 618 | 204 |
| Grand Totals: 1960 | 871 | 166 | 912 | 260 | 76 | 535 | 34 | 7 | 912 | |||||||||
| 1959 | 837 | 213 | 871 | 251 | 71 | 512 | 33 | 4 | 871 | |||||||||
*Receiving home tuition.
Boys Girls
Children not ascertained as handicapped pupils, but recommended for convalescence in a holiday home or camp school 60 47