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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
Ilford 1956
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Ilford]
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The number of children coming within these categories and their
disposition as on the 31st December, 1956, are tabulated in the following
table in accordance with the Handicapped Pupils Regulations, 1953.
Return of Handicapped Pupils in the Area on 31st December. 1956
(Aged 2-16 Years)
| Handicapped pupils. | Blind, | Partially Sighted | Deaf | Partially Deaf. | Delicate. | Physically Handicapped. | Educationally Subnormal. | Maladjusted. | Epileptic. | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | ||
| A. Newly placed in 1956 | — | 2 | 1 | 1 | 23 | 6 | 12 | 15 | — | 60 |
| B. Newly ascertained in 1956 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 26 | 8 | 24 | 10 | — | 81 |
| C. (i) Attending Special Schools— Day | - | 2 | 9 | 6 | 58 | 47 | 61 | ] | - | 184 |
| Boarding | 5 | 2 | 4 | — | 5 | 2 | 16 | 18 | 1 | 53 |
| (ii) Boarded in homes | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | 3 | — | 4 | |
| (iii) Attending assisted Schools | - | - | - | - | - | 4 | 4 | 16 | — | 24 |
| D. Unplaced— (i) At no school | 3 | 1 | — | — | — | 6 | — | — | — | 10 |
| (ii) At ordinary school | — | 2 | — | — | 2 | 1 | 23 | 6 | — | 34 |
| E. Receiving home tuition (including those in D). | 1 | - | - | - | 2 | 1 | - | - | - | 4 |
Mental Health Service.
The Occupation Centre for Mentally Defective Children and Adult
Female Patients, was opened on 8th September, 1953, at the Methodist
Church Hall, Bennett's Castle Lane, Becontree. It is known as the Ilford
Junior Occupation Centre.
Full medical inspection is carried out once a year, by one of the School
Medical Officers, also a survey visit is made quarterly.
Child Guidance Clinic.— The Child Guidance Clinic was opened on
3rd January, 1949, at Loxford Hall, Loxford Lane, Ilford.
Dr. H. M. S. Davidson, Consultant Psychiatrist at the Ilford Child
Guidance Clinic, reports as follows:
"For the first time for a long period we have had, since September
1956, a full Clinic staff. Mr. Pickett rejoined us in February and Miss
Radford came as Psychiatric Social Worker in Miss Moffatt's place.
Miss Oppenheimer and Miss Folkart have come as Child Therapists
and Miss Bergen has returned to take up her appointment in America.
Now that we have a full staff we hope to put into practice some of the
plans we have had to postpone.