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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 1972
[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 1972 | Recommended, for placement - parents refused | 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 | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Partially Sighted | - | - | 3 | 3 | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Deaf | - | - | 4 | 3 | 1 | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Partially Hearing | 4 | 1 | 6 | 7 | 1 | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Educationally Subnormal | 100 | 86 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 3 | - | - | - | - | 5 | 5 |
| Epileptic | - | - | 1 | - | 1 | l | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Maladjusted | 5 | 5 | 2 | l | 27 | 5 | 1 | - | 5 | 3 | - | - |
| Physically Handicapped | 11 | 9 | - | 2 | 5 | 2 | _ | _ | 1 | 2 | 4 | _ |
| Delicate | - | - | 1 | 1 | l | 1 | - | - | - | - | 1 | - |
| Speech Defect | 5 | 3 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| TOTALS | 125 | 104 | 20 | 20 | 43 | 14 | 1 | - | 6 | 5 | 10 | 5 |