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Hillingdon 1967

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Hillingdon]

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Report of the Principal School Medical Officer for the Year 1967HANDICAPPED PUPILS REGISTER FOR 1967

CategoryNumber of Children Placed inTotalNew Cases Referred to Local Education Authority during 1967
Day Special SchoolsDay Special ClassesResidential Special SchoolsOrdinary Schools Home Tuition etc.
BoysGirlsBoysGirlsBoysGirlsBoysGirlsBoysGirlsBoysGirls
A Blind----21-212
B Partially Sighted52-312110431
C Deaf43142--8611
D Partially Hearing1275211710271832
E EducationallySub-normal82532551211101691813
F Epileptic----2-16918983
G Maladjusted20215430151668127145
H Physically Handicapped1915--2-60418156810
I Speech Defect----1-16270163707829
J Delicate32--9510369115762220
Children with Multiple Defects7125145147371861
TOTALS141802615743539422063535016385

The following table gives an indication of the number of children between 5 and 15 years of age
who have been reported to the Local Health Authority in accordance with Section 57 of the Education
Act, 1944, during the past few years, together with those who are in the informal care of the Local
Health Authority.

During 1967 8 children (6 boys and 2 girls) were referred under Section 57.

Year of BirthNORMAL ENVIRONMENTHOSPITAL CASESINFORMAL FOSTER CARE CASESGRAND TOTAL
Section 57 casesInformal casesSection 57 casesInformal casesSection 57 casesInformal cases
BoysGirlsBoysGirlsBoysGirlsBoysGirlsBoysGirlsBoysGirlsBoysGirls
1963--7878
1962--47-111-1179
19611-34154
196013441-1-11--88
195988
19585161
195735--2------55
1956631-221105
195521---1---1--23
195461391
1953162-476
TOTALS332021231433122117450