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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
Richmond upon Thames 1969
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Richmond]
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Table XVI.
ASCERTAINMENT DISTRIBUTION
(As at last day of year)
| No. of ascertained cases known on 31.12.68 | No. of new cases ascertained during year | No. of ascertained cases known on 31.12.69 | In special day schools | In special residential schools | In maintained Primary & Secy. Schools | In Independent Schools | Not at School | TOTAL | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| B | G | B | G | B | G | B | G | B | G | B | G | B | G | B | G | B | G | |
| Blind | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | — |
| Partially-sighted | 1 | 3 | — | — | 1 | 3 | 1 | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 3 |
| Deaf | 2 | 1 | 1 | — | 3 | — | — | — | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | — |
| Partially-Hearing | 9 | 4 | 1 | — | 8 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | 8 | 4 |
| Educationally Sub | 79 | 34 | — | 1 | 68 | 31 | 53 | 26 | 8 | 1 | 7 | 2 | — | 2 | — | — | 68 | 31 |
| Epileptic | 2 | — | 1 | — | 3 | — | — | — | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | — |
| Maladjusted | 80 | 25 | 31 | 11 | 99 | 31 | 39 | 13 | 7 | 1 | 14 | 2 | 37 | 14 | 2 | 1 | 99 | 31 |
| Physically Handicapped | 23 | 10 | 4 | 2 | 25 | 11 | 13 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 5 | — | 1 | — | 3 | 2 | 25 | 11 |
| Speech Defects | — | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | 1 |
| Delicate | 8 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 12 | 9 | 3 | 1 | 8 | 5 | — | 2 | 1 | 1 | — | — | 12 | 9 |
| Multiple Defects | 8 | 1 | 2 | — | 9 | — | 5 | — | 2 | — | 1 | — | 1 | — | — | — | 9 | — |
| TOTAL | 212 | 84 | 47 | 20 | 229 | 90 | 119 | 51 | 35 | 11 | 27 | 6 | 41 | 19 | 7 | 3 | 229 | 90 |
| GRAND TOTALS | 296 | 67 | 319 | 170 | 46 | 33 | 60 | 10 | 319 | |||||||||
| Children NOT ascertained as H.P. but recommended convalescence in a Holiday Home or Camp School during year ended 31st December 1969. | B | G | ||||||||||||||||
| 4 | 4 | |||||||||||||||||