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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
Hounslow 1968
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Hounslow]
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| Blind | PartiaIly sighted | Deaf | Partially hearing | Physically handicapped | Delicate | Maladjusted | EducationaIly sub-normal | Epi leptic | Speech defects | Total | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| D. On 18th January 1969 the following number of pupils from the Authority's area were on the registers of- | |||||||||||||
| a. Maintained special schools (other than hospital special schools and special units and classes not forming part of a special school) regardless by what authority they are maintained | day | Boys | 2 | 9 | 8 | 23 | 18 | 37 | 93 | - | - | 190 | |
| Girls | - | 6 | 7 | 12 | 15 | 13 | 16 | 68 | - | - | 137 | ||
| boarding | Boys | 1 | - | - | - | 1 | 5 | 6 | 6 | - | - | 19 | |
| Girls | - | - | - | - | - | 8 | - | 2 | - | - | 10 | ||
| b. Non-maintained special schools (other than hospital special schools and special units and classes not forming part of a special school) wherever situated | day | Boys | |||||||||||
| Girl s | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | ||
| boarding | Boys | 3 | 1 | 6 | - | - | 3 | 7 | - | 1 | 1 | 22 | |
| Girls | 1 | - | 2 | 1 | - | 3 | 1 | 2 | - | - | 10 | ||
| c. Independent schools under arrangements made by the authority | day | Boys | - | - | - | - | - | - | 3 | - | - | - | 3 |
| Girls | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | |||
| boarding | Boys | - | - | - | _ | 1 | 1 | 12 | 2 | _ | - | 16 | |
| Girls | - | - | 1 | - | - | - | 7 | 1 | - | - | 9 | ||
| d. Special classes and units not forming part of a special school | Boys | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | |
| Girls | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | ||
| E. Children from the Authority's area were boarded in homes and not already included in D above as follows - | Boys | - | - | - | 2 | - | - | - | 2 | ||||
| Girls | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | 1 | ||
| F. Number of handicapped pupils (irrespective of the area to which they belong) who were being educated under arrangements made by the authority in accordance with Section 56 of the Education Act 1944 | |||||||||||||
| (a) in hospitals | Boys | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | |
| Girls | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | ||
| (b) in other groups e.g. for units for spastics, etc. | Boys | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | |
| Girl s | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | |||
| (c) at home | Boys | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | _ | 1 | |
| Girl s | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | 4 | - | - | - | 5 | ||
| G. Total number of handicapped children requiring places in special schools, receiving education in special schools; independent schools*, special classes and units, under Section 56 of the | |||||||||||||
| Education Act 1944, and boarded in homes | Boys | 4 | 5 | 15 | 10 | 28 | 34 | 77 | 103 | 1 | 1 | 278 | |
| Totals of C(c); D(a) to (d); E and F(a) to (c) above | Girls | 1 | 6 | 10 | 15 | 19 | 28 | 30 | 79 | - | - | 188 | |
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