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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 1970
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Richmond upon Thames]
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| ASCERTAINMENT | DISTRIBUTION (As at last day of year) | |||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| No. of ascertained cases known on 31.12.69 | No. of new cases ascertained during year | No. of ascertained cases known on 31.12.70 | 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 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Partially-sighted | 1 | 3 | 1 | — | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 2 |
| Deaf | 3 | — | — | — | 3 | — | — | — | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | — |
| Partially-Hearing | 8 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 11 | 4 | 8 | 3 | 1 | — | — | — | 2 | 1 | — | — | 11 | 4 |
| Educationally Sub | 68 | 31 | 1 | 1 | 61 | 27 | 49 | 23 | 6 | — | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | — | — | 61 | 27 |
| Epileptic | 3 | — | 2 | — | 5 | — | — | — | 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5 | — |
| Maladjusted | 99 | 31 | 23 | 11 | 101 | 38 | 45 | 16 | 9 | 2 | 8 | 4 | 37 | 14 | 2 | 2 | 101 | 38 |
| Physically Handicapped | 25 | 11 | 3 | 3 | 23 | 12 | 16 | 6 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 2 | — | 1 | 1 | 23 | 12 |
| Speech Defects | — | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | 1 |
| Delicate | 12 | 9 | 4 | — | 14 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | — | — | 14 | 6 |
| Multiple Defects | 9 | — | 1 | — | 9 | — | 4 | — | 3 | — | 1 | — | 1 | — | — | — | 9 | — |
| TOTAL | 229 | 90 | 39 | 17 | 229 | 90 | 125 | 51 | 35 | 8 | 21 | 9 | 45 | 19 | 3 | 3 | 229 | 90 |
| GRAND TOTALS | 319 | 56 | 319 | 176 | 43 | 30 | 64 | 6 | 319 | |||||||||
| Children NOT ascertained as H.P. but recommended convalescence in a Holiday Home or Camp School during year ended 31st December 1970. | B | G | ||||||||||||||||
| 1 | 2 | |||||||||||||||||