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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 1967
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Brent]
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There are 16 boys and 8 girls placed in schools out of London amongst which are Elmers Court
School in Lymington, Park Place in Henley-on-Thames, Port Regis School, Broadstairs, St. Dominic's in
Surrey, St. Catherine's Open Air School in the Isle of Wight, Suntrap School on Hayling Island, Tylney
Hall in Hampshire, Warnham Court in Sussex, and St. Patrick's Open Air School on Hayling Island.
children with multiple defects
There were at the end of the year 36 boys and 26 girls who suffered from multiple defects and
attended special schools either for multiple defects or a school catering for their major handicap.
50 attend Day Schools and the others are in residential placement.
RETURN OF HANDICAPPED PUPILS, YEAR ENDED 31st DECEMBER, 1967
Ascertainment
| Category | No. of ascertained Cases known 1st day of year | No. of New Cases ascertained during year | No. of ascertained Cases known last day of year | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| B | G | B | G | B | G | |
| Blind Pupils | 6 | — | 2 | - | 9 | — |
| Partiallly-Sighted Pupils | 9 | 7 | 2 | 10 | 6 | |
| Deaf Pupils | 8 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 11 | 7 |
| Partially Deaf Pupils | 13 | 8 | 3 | 4 | 15 | 10 |
| Delicate Pupils | 27 | 15 | 9 | 2 | 23 | 12 |
| Diabetic Pupils | ||||||
| Educ. Sub-Normal Pupils | 119 | 83 | 25 | 26 | 113 | 83 |
| Epileptic Pupils | 6 | — | 1 | 1 | 7 | 1 |
| Maladjusted Pupils | 76 | 18 | 18 | 6 | 74 | 21 |
| Physically Handicapped Pupils | 33 | 21 | 8 | 4 | 32 | 22 |
| Pupils with Speech Defects | 644 | 240 | 148 | 68 | 699 | 242 |
| Pupils with Multiple Defects | 33 | 21 | 9 | 6 | 36 | 26 |
| Totals | 974 | 420 | 229 | 118 | 1,029 | 430 |
| Grand Totals | 1,394 | 347 | 1,459 | |||