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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
Brent 1965
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Brent]
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RETURN OF HANDICAPPED PUPILS (YEAR ENDED 31st DECEMBER, 1965)
Distribution (as at last day of Year)
| Category | In Special Day Schools | In Special Residential Schools | In maintained Primary and Secondary Schools | In independent Schools | Not at School | Totals | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| B | G | B | G | B | G | B | G | B | G | B | G | |
| Blind Pupils | - | - | 7 | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7 | 1 |
| Partially-Sighted Pupils | 9 | 7 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 9 | 7 |
| Deaf Pupils | 6 | 3 | 2 | 2 | - | — | — | — | - | 1 | 8 | 6 |
| Partially Deaf Pupils | 8 | 5 | 1 | - | 1 | - | - | - | 3 | 3 | 13 | 8 |
| Delicate Pupils | 4 | 2 | 17 | 7 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | 22 | 9 |
| Diabetic Pupils | ||||||||||||
| Edu. Sub-normal Pupils | 98 | 66 | 10 | 3 | 4 | 5 | - | - | 1 | - | 113 | 74 |
| Epileptic Pupils | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | — | 3 | — |
| Maladjusted Pupils | 1 | 1 | 14 | 3 | 20 | 2 | 34 | 11 | — | — | 69 | 17 |
| Physically Handicapped Pupils | 25 | 15 | 2 | 1 | — | 1 | 3 | — | 1 | 1 | 31 | 18 |
| Pupils with Speech Defects | - | - | - | 1 | 504 | 152 | 11 | - | 100 | 68 | 615 | 221 |
| Pupils with Multiple Defects | 19 | 12 | 5 | 3 | — | — | 2 | — | 1 | 1 | 27 | 16 |
| Totals | 170 | 111 | 59 | 21 | 530 | 160 | 50 | 11 | 108 | 74 | 917 | 377 |
| Grand Totals | 281 | 80 | 690 | 61 | 182 | 1,294 | ||||||