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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 1971
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Richmond]
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Table XVI.
HANDICAPPED PUPILS, YEAR ENDED 31st December 1971
ASCERTAINMENT DISTRIBUTION
(As at last day of year)
| No. of ascertained cases known on 31.12.70 | No. of new cases ascertained during year | No. of ascertained cases known on 31.12.71 | 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 | 3 | 2 | - | - | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 3 | 2 |
| Deaf | 5 | - | 1 | - | 4 | - | 2 | - | 1 | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | - | 4 | - |
| Partially-Hearing | 11 | 4 | 4 | - | 16 | 5 | 10 | 4 | 3 | - | 3 | 1 | - | - | - | - | 16 | 5 |
| Educationally Sub | 66 | 27 | 3 | 2 | 45 | 21 | 34 | 17 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 1 | - | - | 45 | 21 |
| Epileptic | 5 | - | 1 | - | 6 | - | - | - | - | 6 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6 | - |
| Maladjusted | 102 | 38 | 43 | 21 | 127 | 46 | 68 | 21 | 8 | - | 5 | 4 | 43 | 17 | 3 | 4 | 127 | 46 |
| Physically Handicapped | 23 | 12 | 1 | 6 | 19 | 20 | 16 | 11 | - | 3 | 1 | 2 | 2 | - | - | 4 | 19 | 20 |
| Speech Defects | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Delicate | 14 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 17 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 9 | 1 | 3 | - | 2 | 2 | - | - | 17 | 5 |
| TOTAL | 229 | 90 | 56 | 32 | 237 | 100 | 135 | 57 | 33 | 7 | 15 | 8 | 51 | 20 | 3 | 8 | 237 | 100 |
| GRAND TOTALS | 319 | 88 | 337 | 192 | 40 | 23 | 71 | 11 | 337 | |||||||||