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Walthamstow 1963
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Walthamstow]
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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