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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 1969
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Brent]
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RETURN OF HANDICAPPED PUPILS, YEAR ENDED 31st DECEMBER, 1969
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 | - | - | 6 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6 | - |
| Partially-Sighted Pupils | 11 | 7 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 11 | 7 |
| Deaf Pupils | 5 | 6 | 4 | 1 | — | — | — | — | *4 | — | 13 | 7 |
| Partially Deaf Pupils | 8 | 13 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 1 | - | - | *i | *5 | 15 | 20 |
| Delicate Pupils | 9 | 3 | 23 | 8 | 6 | 4 | — | 1 | i | — | 39 | 16 |
| Diabetic Pupils | ||||||||||||
| Edu. Sub-normal Pupils | 88 | 83 | 18 | 5 | 13 | 15 | 10 | **16 | - | - | 129 | 119 |
| Epileptic Pupils | 3 | 1 | 4 | — | 2 | — | — | — | †1 | — | 10 | 1 |
| Maladjusted Pupils | 21 | 3 | 29 | — | 32 | 10 | 37 | 18 | — | — | 119 | 31 |
| Physically Handicapped Pupils | 26 | 21 | 2 | - | 4 | 2 | - | - | *2 | §2 | 34 | 25 |
| Pupils with Speech Defects | - | - | - | - | 596 | 175 | 6 | 1 | 179 | 98 | 781 | 274 |
| Pupils with Multiple Defects | 28 | 19 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 2 | — | *1 | — | 37 | 24 |
| Totals | 199 | 156 | 94 | 18 | 657 | 209 | 55 | 36 | 189 | 105 | 1,194 | 524 |
| Grand Totals | 355 | 112 | 866 | 91 | 294 | 1,718 | ||||||
* Attending Day Nursery.
** 1 girl placed in private School by parents,
† eceiving home tuition by parents.
§ 1 girl in Day Nursery.