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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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RETURN OF HANDICAPPED PUPILS, YEAR ENDED 31st DECEMBER, 1967
Distribution
| 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 | - | - | 9 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 9 | - |
| Partially-Sighted Pupils | 9 | 6 | - | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | 10 | 6 |
| Deaf Pupils | 7 | 5 | 2 | 2 | - | — | — | — | *2 | — | 11 | 7 |
| Partially Deaf Pupils | 5 | 7 | 3 | - | 2 | - | - | - | **5 | **3 | 15 | 10 |
| Delicate Pupils | 5 | 4 | 16 | 8 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | 23 | 12 |
| Diabetic Pupils | ||||||||||||
| Edu. Sub-normal Pupils | 101 | 62 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 12 | - | - | 113 | 83 |
| Epileptic Pupils | 2 | 1 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | ‡1 | — | 7 | 1 |
| Maladjusted Pupils | 2 | — | 18 | 1 | 21 | 5 | 33 | 15 | - | — | 74 | 21 |
| Physically Handicapped Pupils | 26 | 18 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | - | - | §1 | 32 | 22 |
| Pupils with Speech Defects | - | - | - | - | 551 | 160 | 8 | 1 | 140 | 81 | 699 | 242 |
| Pupils with Multiple Defects | 27 | 23 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | — | 3 | — | 36 | 26 |
| Totals | 184 | 126 | 62 | 18 | 582 | 173 | 50 | 28 | 151 | 85 | 1,029 | 430 |
| Grand Totals | 310 | 80 | 755 | 78 | 236 | 1,459 | ||||||
| * 1 Boy in Day Nursery. ** 3 Boys and 3 Girls in Day Nurseries. X 1 Boy receiving Home Tuition. § 1 Girl in Cheyne Hospital School. | ||||||||||||