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Walthamstow 1952

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Walthamstow]

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Table: HANDICAPPED CHILDRENThe following- number of special examinations were carried out by the medical staff in respect of the categories stated.

HANDICAPPED CHILDREN

The following- number of special examinations were carried out by the medical staff in respect of the categories stated.

ExaminationsRe-examinations
(a) Blind——
(b) Partially Sighted——
(c) Deaf——
(d) Partially Deaf——
(e) Delicate20—
(f) Diabetic——
(g) Educationally Sub-normal1411
(gi) Ineducable98
(h) Epileptic3—
(i) Maladjusted4—
(j) Physically Handicapped7—
(k) With speech defect—-—
(l) Multiple defects——
5719

Table: Walthamstow Special Schools.—The numbers of children at the special schools in Walthamstow at the end of1952were as follows:—

Walthamstow Special Schools.—The numbers of children at the special schools in Walthamstow at the end of1952were as follows:—

Partially SightedE.S.N.Physically HandicappedDeafTotalPercentage
Walthamstow75873914763.9
Dagenham———331.3
Forest588153615.7
Ilford1——673.0
Leyton1——673.0
Romford5———52.2
Middlesex25———2510.9
Totals44668139230100.0

Table: The numbers of children in residential special schools and homes at the end of the year were as follows:—

The numbers of children in residential special schools and homes at the end of the year were as follows:—

Maladjusted19
Delicate5
Deaf5
Blind4
Epileptic3
Cardiac1
Educationally Sub-normal1
38

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The former Walthamstow Education Committee had a tradition,
of which it may well be proud, in regard to special educational
treatment.