Hints from the Health Department. Leaflet from the archive of the Society of Medical Officers of Health. Credit: Wellcome Collection, London
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Richmond]
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RESIDENTIAL SPECIAL SCHOOLS.
Table XVII on pages 81 and 82 shows that the number of Handicapped Childrer
maintained by the Richmond upon Thames Education Committee in Residential Specia
Schools as at 3 1st December, 1971, was 111. This compares with 81 as at 3 1st December
1970.
DAY SPECIAL SCHOOLS.
St. Hilda's Day Special School for Educationally Sub-normal Children, Barnes.
Admissions during 1971 | 12 | |
Discharges during 1971 | 9 | |
Transferred to senior day school for educationally sub' normal pupils | 7 | |
Transferred to day school for severely sub-normal pupils | 1 | |
Left district | 1 | |
Number of children on roll as at 31st December, 1971 | 39 | |
Clarendon Day Special School for Educationally Sub-normal Children, Hampton. | ||
Admissions during 1971 | 38 | |
Discharges during 1971 | 16 | |
Left school for employment | 1 | |
Transferred to ordinary schools | 8 | |
Transferred to residential school | 1 | |
Transferred to autistic unit | 1 | |
Left to attend Adult Training Centre | 1 | |
Left district | 4 | |
Number of children on roll as at 31st December, 1971 | 143 | |
Strathmore Day Special School for Severely Sub-normal Children, Teddington. | ||
61 severely sub-normal children were transferred from the Mental Health services and became the responsibility of the Education Committee under the Education (Handicapped Children) Act, 1970. | ||
Admissions since Education Committee took responsibility | 19 | |
Discharges since Education Committee took responsibility | 4 | |
Transferred to E.S.N, school | 1 | |
Left district | 3 | |
Number of children on roll as at 31st December, 1971 | 75 | |
Normansfield Special Care Unit, Teddington. | ||
27 severely sub-normal children were transferred from the Mental Health services and became the responsibility of the Education Committee under the Education (Handicapped Children) Act, 1970. | ||
Admissions since Education Committee took responsibility | Nil | |
Discharges since Education Committee took responsibility | 10 | |
Transferred to day school for educationally sub-normal pupils | 1 | |
Transferred to day school for severely sub-normal pupils | 9 | |
Number of children on roll as at 31st December, 1971 | 17 | |
Oldfield House Junior Day Special School for Maladjusted Children, Hampton. | ||
Admissions during 1971 | 23 | |
Discharges during 1971 | 22 | |
Transferred to ordinary schools | 11 | |
Transferred to residential schools | 5 | |
Left for employment | 1 | |
Left district | 5 | |
Number of children on roll as at 31st December, 1971 | 54 |