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Walthamstow 1962
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Walthamstow]
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SPECIAL SCHOOLS
WILLIAM MORRIS SCHOOL FOR THE DEAF. Mr. K.S. Pegg, Headmaster.
reports as follows -
The school re opened in January 1962 with 49 on roll, and
during the year 8 children were admitted and 1 partial hearing
girl left to obtain employment in the Bank of England Printing
Works.
Children were drawn from the following areas
| DEAF | PARTIAL | HEARING | TOTAL | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Boys | Girls | Boys | Girls | ||
| S.E. Essex | |||||
| Thundersley | 1 | 1 | |||
| South Essex | |||||
| Upminster | - | 1 | |||
| Forest | |||||
| Wanstead & Woodford | 2(2) | 1 | 1 | - | 4 |
| Nazeing | - | 1 | 1 | ||
| Harlow | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 |
| Loughton | 3(1) | 3 | |||
| Chingford | - | - | 1 | 1 | |
| Waltham Abbey | - | 1(1) | 1 | 2 | |
| Barking | 2(1) | 1(1) | - | - | 4 |
| Dagenham | 2 | - | 2 | ||
| Ilford | 3 | 1 | - | 5(1) | 9 |
| Leyton | 2 | 4(1) | 2(1) | 2 | 10 |
| Romford | 2(2) | 5(1) | 1 | 8 | |
| Walthamstow | 1 | 2(1) | 1 | 2 | 6 |
| 13 | 11 | 18 | 14 | 56 | |
| Under 5 | 5 -11 | 11-16 | Total | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Deaf | Boys | 2 | 6 | 5 | 13 |
| Girls | 5 | 3 | 4 | 12 | |
| Partially Deaf | Boys | - | 10 | 8 | 18 |
| Girls | - | 8 | 5 | 13 | |
| 7 | 27 | 22 | 56 | ||