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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 1970
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Brent]
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RETURN OF HANDICAPPED PUPILS, YEAR ENDED 31st DECEMBER, 1970
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 | 6 |
| Partially-Sighted Pupils | 12 | 9 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 12 | 9 |
| Deaf Pupils | 7 | 8 | 3 | 1 | - | - | - | 1 | 2 | 2 | 12 | 12 |
| Partially Deaf Pupils | 7 | 10 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 1 | — | — | 4 | 15 | 19 |
| Delicate Pupils | 11 | 6 | 24 | 8 | 8 | 6 | — | 1 | — | — | 43 | 21 |
| Diabetic Pupils | ||||||||||||
| Edu. Sub-normal Pupils | 101 | 104 | 17 | 2 | 6 | 8 | 7 | 14 | — | — | 131 | 128 |
| Epileptic Pupils | 3 | 1 | 4 | — | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | 9 | 1 |
| Maladjusted Pupils | 49 | 17 | 43 | 2 | 23 | 8 | 29 | 16 | — | — | 144 | 43 |
| Physically Handicapped Pupils | 26 | 21 | 6 | - | 2 | 3 | — | 1 | 1 | 2 | 35 | 27 |
| Pupils with Speech Defects | - | - | - | - | 599 | 191 | 7 | 1 | 192 | 105 | 798 | 297 |
| Pupils with Multiple Defects | 30 | 17 | 2 | 1 | 1 | — | 2 | — | — | — | 35 | 18 |
| Totals | 246 | 193 | 108 | 15 | 645 | 220 | 46 | 34 | 195 | 113 | 1,240 | 575 |
| Grand Totals | 439 | 123 | 865 | 80 | 308 | 1,815 | ||||||