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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
Walthamstow 1964
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Walthamstow]
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NATIONAL SOCIETY FOR THE PREVENTION OF CRUELTY TO CHILDREN
| Nature of Offence | How dealt with | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Neglect | 10 | Warned | 11 |
| Ill-treatment | 6 | Advised | 25 |
| Moral danger | 1 | Dropped | 2 |
| Advice sought | 21 | ||
| No. of children dealt with - Boys 42, Girls 42 (42 under 5 years of age). | |||
HANDICAPPED PUPILS
| No. of pupils ascertained during 1964 | Total No. of pupils in Special Schools at end of year | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Day | Resid. | ||
| Blind | - | - | 3 |
| Partially Sighted | - | 2 | - |
| Deaf | - | 2 | 1 |
| Partially Deaf | 5 | - | |
| Educationally Sub-normal | 21 | 92 | 2 |
| Epileptic | - | 2 | - |
| Maladjusted | 6 | 1 | 22 |
| Physically Handicapped | 7 | 19 | 5 |
| Speech | - | - | - |
| Delicate | 12 | 24 | 2 |
| Totals | 47 | 147 | 35 |
Children having more than one defect:-
1 Spina bifida/congenital dislocation of hip
1 Pragilitas ossium/Epileptic
2 ESN/Epileptic
1 Cerebral Palsy/Partial hearing
3 ESN/Partial hearing
1 ESN/Spastic