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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
Sutton 1966
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Sutton]
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HANDICAPPED PUPILS
Number of pupils registered as Handicapped - 222
Handicapped Pupils requiring Education at Special Schools approved under Section 9(5) of the Education Act 1944 or Boarding in Boarding Homes during the year 1st January to 31st December, 1966
| Blind | Partially Sighted | Deaf | Partially hearing | Physic -ally handicapped | Delicate | Maladjusted | E.S.N. | Epileptic | Speech Defects | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Children newly assessed as needing special educational treatment at special schools | - | 5 (-) | 4 (2) | 2 (3) | 4 (4) | 7 (12) | 6 (6) | 17 (16) | - (-) | - (-) | 45 (43) |
| Number of children receiving special educational treatment in | |||||||||||
| (a) Boarding Special Schools or Homes | 1 (3) | 2 (1) | 10 (4) | - (4) | 2 (7) | 12 (18) | 9 (21) | 16 (18) | 1 (1) | - (1) | 53 (78) |
| (b) Day Special Schools | - | 8 (4) | - (6) | - (3) | 13 (13) | 9 (6) | 2 (2) | 113 (117) | - | - | 145 (151) |
| (c) Independent Boarding Schools | - | - | 1 | - | 2 | 3 | 12 | 6 | - | - | 24 |