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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
Kingston upon Thames 1968
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Kingston-upon-Thames]
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| Treatment completed | 1 | ||
| Advice only | 7 | ||
| Non co-operative | 13 | ||
| Other arrangements made | 20 | ||
| Improved | 17 | ||
| Failed to attend | 17 | ||
| Transferred to other clinics | 5 | 80 | |
| Caseload on treatment at end of year | 350 | ||
| On waiting list for diagnostic interview at end of year | 11 | ||
| 441 | |||
HANDICAPPED PUPILS
Special Schools and Hostels
The following table shows the placement of Kingston children in special schools, units and hostels:
| Category | Number attending at end of 1968 | Recommended for placement-parents refused consent | Receiving home tuition | On waiting list for special school | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Day Special Schools or Units | Boarding Special Schools or Hostels | |||||||||||
| Kingston | Other | Other | ||||||||||
| Boys | Girls | B | G | B | G | B | G | B | G | B | G | |
| Blind | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Partially Sighted | - | - | 2 | 2 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Deaf | — | — | 3 | 1 | 2 | 2 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Partially Hearing | - | - | 1 | 1 | 1 | - | - | - | - | — | 1 | 1 |
| Educationally Subnormal | 59 | 29 | - | - | 7 | 3 | - | 1 | - | - | - | 1 |
| Epileptic | - | - | 1 | - | - | 4 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Maladjusted | 6 | — | 1 | — | 18 | 5 | — | — | 4 | — | 7 | - |
| Physically Handicapped | 12 | 7 | 1 | - | 3 | 5 | - | - | 2 | 2 | 2 | 4 |
| Delicate | - | - | 3 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | - |
| Speech Defect | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Totals | 77 | 36 | 12 | 4 | 32 | 19 | - | 1 | 6 | 2 | 11 | 6 |