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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 1966
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Brent]
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RETURN OF HANDICAPPED PUPILS (YEAR ENDED 31st DECEMBER, 1966)
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 | - | - | 6 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6 | - |
| Partially-Sighted Pupils | 8 | 7 | - | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | 9 | 7 |
| Deaf Pupils | 6 | 5 | 2 | 2 | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | 8 | 7 |
| Partially Hearing Pupils | 5 | 6 | 3 | - | 1 | - | - | - | 4 | 2 | 13 | 8 |
| Delicate Pupils | 6 | 4 | 21 | 10 | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | 27 | 15 |
| Diabetic Pupils | ||||||||||||
| Edu. Sub-normal Pupils | 104 | 68 | 10 | 6 | 5 | 9 | - | - | - | - | 119 | 83 |
| Epileptic Pupils | 2 | - | 3 | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | 6 | - |
| Maladjusted Pupils | 1 | - | 14 | - | 31 | 6 | 28 | 12 | 2 | - | 76 | 18 |
| Physically Handicapped Pupils | 27 | 17 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | - | - | 1 | 33 | 21 |
| Pupils with Speech Defects | - | - | - | - | 519 | 167 | 9 | - | 116 | 73 | 644 | 240 |
| Pupils with Multiple Defects | 23 | 18 | 5 | 3 | - | - | 1 | - | 4 | - | 33 | 21 |
| Totals | 182 | 125 | 66 | 22 | 558 | 185 | 41 | 12 | 127 | 77 | 974 | 420 |
| Grand Totals | 307 | 88 | 743 | 53 | 204 | 1,394 | ||||||