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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 1971
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Kingston-upon-Thames]
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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 1971 | Recommended for placement - parent s refused | Receiving home tuition | On waiting list for special school | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Day Special Schools or Units | Boarding Special Schools or Ho st els | |||||||||||
| Kingston | Other | Other | ||||||||||
| Boys | Girls | B | G | B | G | B | G | B | G | B | G | |
| Blind | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| Partially Sighted | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||||
| Deaf | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||||
| Partially Hearing | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||||
| Educationally Subnormal | — | — | — | |||||||||
| Epileptic | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| Maladjusted | — | — | ||||||||||
| Physically Handicapped | — | — | — | — | ||||||||
| Delicate | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||||
| Speech Defect | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| TOTALS | ||||||||||||