Hints from the Health Department. Leaflet from the archive of the Society of Medical Officers of Health. Credit: Wellcome Collection, London
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Walthamstow]
This page requires JavaScript
35
NATIONAL SOCIETY FOR THE PREVENTION OF
CRUELTY TO CHILDREN
Nature of Offence
Neglect 22
Ill-treatment 4
Beyond control 2
Advice sought 20
How dealt with
Warned 26
Advised 22
Dropped 2
No. of children dealt with - Boys 67. Girls 56 (49 under 5 years
of age).
HANDICAPPED PUPILS
No. of pupils ascertained during 1962 | No. of pupils admitted to Special Schools during year | Total No. of pupils in Special Schools at end of year | |||
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Day | Resid. | Day | Resid. | ||
Blind | - | - | - | - | o O |
Partially Sighted | - | - | - | 7 | - |
Deaf | - | - | - | 4 | 1 |
Partially Deaf | 1 | 1 | - | 3 | - |
Educationally Sub normal | 24 | 24 | 1 | 96 | 1 |
Epileptic | - | - | - | 1 | 2 |
Maladjusted | 8 | - | 5 | 1 | 19 |
Physically Handicapped | 6 | 6 | - | 13 | 5 |
Speech | - | - | - | - | - |
Delicate | 3 | 2 | - | 21 | 3 |
Dual Defects* | - | - | - | 3 | 1 |
Totals | 42 | 33 | 6 | 144 | 35 |
•Children having more than one defect:Attending
Day Special Schools
1 ESN/Epileptic
1 Cerebral Palsy/Partial hearing
1 ESN/Deaf
Attending Residential Special Schools
1 Maladjusted/ESN