London's Pulse: Medical Officer of Health reports 1848-1972
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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 1972
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Brent]
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RETURN OF HANDICAPPED PUPILS. YEAR ENDED 31st DECEMBER. 1972
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 | 1 | - | 3 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 4 | - |
| Partially-Sighted Pupils | 13 | 7 | - | - | 2 | 1 | - | - | 1 | - | 15 | 8 |
| Deaf Pupils | 6 | 12 | 3 | 1 | - | — | - | 1 | - | - | 9 | 14 |
| Partially Deaf Pupils | 5 | 12 | 3 | 1 | 7 | 9 | 3 | - | - | - | 18 | 22 |
| Delicate Pupils | 13 | 7 | 18 | 7 | 9 | 9 | — | — | - | — | 40 | 23 |
| Diabetic Pupils | ||||||||||||
| Educ. Sub-Normal Pupils | 131 | 131 | 22 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 14 | - | - | 158 | 149 |
| Severely Sub-Normal Pupils | 108 | 63 | - | - | - | - | 14 | 4 | 10 | 7 | 132 | 74 |
| Epileptic Pupils | 2 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | — | - | - | 1 | - | 6 | 3 |
| Maladjusted Pupils | 63 | 20 | 38 | 5 | 39 | 15 | 52 | 10 | - | - | 192 | 50 |
| Physically Handicapped Pupils | 41 | 23 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 4 | - | - | 3 | 5 | 53 | 33 |
| Pupils with Speech Defects | — | — | — | — | 535 | 157 | 7 | — | 249 | 137 | 791 | 294 |
| Totals | 383 | 276 | 94 | 19 | 598 | 197 | 80 | 29 | 263 | 149 | 1,418 | 670 |
| Grand Totals | 659 | 113 | 795 | 109 | 412 | 2,088 | ||||||
*Pupils with
Multiple Defects 59 26 2 2 3 1 2 1 — — 66 30
*Included above and placed in school dealing with major handicap.