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West Ham 1951

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for West Ham]

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Number ascertained during the year:
Deaf 8
Partially Deaf 30
Disposal of ascertained cases:
Admitted to Day Special School (Deaf) 1
Admitted to Residential Special School (Deaf) Nil
Out of school awaiting admission to Day
Special School for Totally Deaf 1
Under 5 years awaiting admission to Day
Special School for Totally Deaf 6
Out of school awaiting admission to
Residential Special School for Totally Deaf Nil
Awaiting admission to Day Special School (at
present in ordinary school) (partially deaf) 2
In ordinary schools (partially deaf) 28
Number known to the Authority at the end of the year;
In residential special schools (deaf) 3
In day special schools (deaf) 22
In day special schools (partially deaf) 4
In ordinary schools (partially deaf) 43
EDUCATIONALLY SUBNORMAL CHILDREN. These children are defined as pupils who, by reason
of limited ability or other conditions resulting in educational retardation, require some
specialised form of education, wholly or partly, in substitution for the education normally
given in ordinary schools. The following figures relate to work carried out in connection
with educationally subnormal chlldren:-
Number ascertained during the year 56
Disposal of ascertained cases:
In ordinary schools 31
Recommended day special schools 23
In residential special schools 2
Number of cases known to the Authority at end of year:
In ordinary schools 88
In day special schools x14-7
In residential special schools x32
x Includes 17 who are resident in the Romford Road
Children's Home and attend Day Special Schools.
Fresh admissions to special schools during the year:
In day special schools x 34
In residential schools x 7
x Includes 3 children who are resident in the Romford
Road Children's Home and attending Day Special Schools.
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