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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 1968
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Brent]
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RETURN OF HANDICAPPED PUPILS, YEAR ENDED 31st DECEMBER, 1968
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 | - | - | 8 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 8 | — |
| Partially-Sighted Pupils | 13 | 5 | - | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | 1 | 13 | 6 |
| Deaf Pupils | 7 | 5 | 3 | 1 | — | - | — | - | *3 | *1 | 13 | / |
| Partially Deaf Pupils | 9 | 12 | 3 | - | 2 | 1 | - | - | 16 | 15 | ||
| Delicate Pupils Diabetic Pupils | 6 | 1 | 20 | 6 | 4 | 4 | — | 1 | — | — | 30 | 12 |
| Edu. Sub-normal Pupils | 98 | 77 | 10 | 7 | 10 | 8 | 7 | †10 | — | —- | 125 | 102 |
| Epileptic Pupils | 3 | — | 5 | 1 | — | — | — | — | §* 2 | — | 10 | 1 |
| Maladjusted Pupils | 4 | — | 20 | 2 | 23 | 6 | 40 | 18 | — | — | 87 | 26 |
| Physically Handicapped Pupils | 25 | 21 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | — | **3 | 33 | 27 | |
| Pupils with Speech Defects | - | - | - | - | 565 | 171 | 7 | - | 155 | 84 | 727 | 255 |
| Pupils with Multiple Defects | 29 | 24 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | — | 1 | — | 36 | 27 |
| Totals | 194 | 145 | 74 | 20 | 607 | 193 | 58 | 29 | 165 | 91 | 1,098 | 478 |
| Grand Totals | 339 | 94 | 800 | 87 | 256 | 1,576 | ||||||
* Attending Day Nursery.
§ In receipt of Home Tuition,
† 1 Girl placed at Private School by parent.
** 1 Girl attending Cerebal Palsy Unit.
** 1 Girl receiving Home Tuition.
** 1 Boy and 1 Girl attending Day Nursery.