London's Pulse: Medical Officer of Health reports 1848-1972
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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
Hillingdon 1971
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Hillingdon]
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therapy at clinics or hospitals. 19 children were attending normal schools but have been recommended
for special schools and were awaiting a vacancy. 7 were in normal schools in a trial
capacity with careful educational and medical surveillance.
12 pre-school children were recommended for special school placement (5 awaiting placement
at Moorcroft School) and 7 for a school for the physically handicapped. 15 pre-school
children have been admitted to day nurseries in an effort to improve their medical and social
development. Experienced nursing staff in these nurseries as well as materially helping in this
special care, frequently supply very valuable information to the Medical Staff and the staff of the
school psychological service. The future educational needs of these children are carefully assessed
by a co-operative effort of many disciplines, medical and psychological together with the teaching
staffs of the special schools so that an appropriate placement of the young child can be facilitated.
Handicapped Pupils Register for 1971
| Category | No. of Children Placed in | No. of Other Children Ascertained (See Separate Table) | Total | New Cases Referred to Local Education Authority during 1971 | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Day Special Schools | Day Special Classes | Residential Special Schools | ||||||||||
| Boys | Girls | Boys | Girls | Boys | Girls | Boys | Girls | Boys | Girls | Boys | Girls | |
| A—Blind | 2 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 1 | ||||||
| B—Partially Sighted | 5 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 9 | 5 | ||||
| C—Deaf | 6 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 5 | 1 | |||||
| D—Partially Hearing | 3 | 2 | 5 | 11 | 9 | 13 | 17 | 26 | 2 | 3 | ||
| E—Educationally Sub-normal | 175 | 127 | 26 | 10 | 13 | 10 | 214 | 147 | 83 | 64 | ||
| F—Epileptic | 1 | 20 | 8 | 21 | 8 | 5 | 2 | |||||
| G—Maladjusted | 38 | 6 | 6 | 23 | 3 | 5 | 2 | 72 | 11 | 11 | 2 | |
| H—Physically Handicapped | 22 | 19 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 53 | 38 | 77 | 61 | 17 | 13 | |
| 1—Speech Defect | 1 | 172 | 74 | 173 | 74 | 22 | 9 | |||||
| J—Delicate | 1 | 3 | 1 | 15 | 6 | 122 | 92 | 139 | 101 | 22 | 22 | |
| Multiple Defects | 16 | 12 | 7 | 6 | 2 | 23 | 20 | 5 | 3 | |||
| Totals | 268 | 174 | 14 | 11 | 79 | 33 | 397 | 241 | 758 | 459 | 169 | 120 |
Handicapped Children under 5 years of age
| Category | Year of Birth | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1967 | 1968 | 1969 | 1970 | 1971 | Total | |
| Defective vision | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 10 | |
| Defective hearing | 5 | 2 | 3 | 12 | ||
| Mental defect | 10 | 13 | 8 | 5 | 36 | |
| Down's syndrome | 6 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 16 |
| Autism | 1 | 1 | ||||
| Cerebral palsy | 3 | 3 | 1 | 7 | ||
| Epilepsy | 1 | 1 | 2 | |||
| Heart disease | 6 | 6 | 1 | 6 | 4 | 23 |
| Spina bifida | 3 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 15 |
| Fibrocystic disease | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | ||
| Other physical handicap | 11 | 10 | 9 | 5 | 4 | 39 |
| Totals | 48 | 43 | 30 | 27 | 16 | 164 |