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Tottenham 1951
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Tottenham]
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Return of Handicapped Pupils, year ended 31st December, 1951-
| CATEGORY | ASCERTAINMENT | DISTRIBUTION (as at last day of year) | ||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| No. of ascertained Cases known 1st day of year | No. of New Cases ascertained during year | No. of ascertained Cases known last day of year | In Special Day Schools | In Special Residential Schools | In Maintained Primary & Secondary Schools | In Independent Schools | Not at School | Total | ||||||||||
| B | G | B | G | B | G | B | G | B | G | B | G | B | G | B | G | B | G | |
| Blind Pupils | 4 | 5 | - | 2 | 2 | 6 | - | - | 2 | 4 | - | - | - | - | - | 2 | 2 | 6 |
| Partially-Sighted Pupils | 7 | 12 | - | 1 | 5 | 11 | 5 | 10 | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5 | 11 |
| Deaf Pupils | 11 | 6 | 2 | - | 13 | 5 | 9 | 4 | 3 | 1 | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | 13 | 5 |
| Partially Deaf Pupils | 11 | 6 | 261 | 35# | 35 | 32 | 7 | 6 | 2 | - | 23 | 25 | - | - | 3 | 1 | 35 | 32 |
| Delicate Pupils | 34 | 28 | 35 | 25 | 32 | 23 | 3 | 5 | 19 | 13 | 10 | 5 | - | - | - | - | 32 | 23 |
| Diabetic Pupils | - | - | - | 1 | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | 1 |
| Educationally sub-normal Pupils | 67 | 49 | 19 | 10 | 73 | 51 | 40 | 34 | 7 | - | 22 | 16 | 1 | - | 3 | 1 | 73 | 51 |
| Epileptic Pupils | 1 | 7 | 3 | - | 3 | 4 | - | - | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2 | - | - | - | - | 3 | 4 |
| Maladjusted Pupils | 62 | 17 | 13 | 4 | 64 | 20 | - | - | 7 | 4 | 57 | 16 | - | - | - | - | 64 | 20 |
| Physically Handicapped Pupils | 30 | 29 | 7 | 5 | 27 | 23 | 20 | 22 | 1 | - | 1 | - | - | - | 5 | 1 | 27 | 23 |
| Pupils with Speech Defects | 153 | 56 | 67 | 22 | 158 | 58 | - | - | - | - | 149 | 54 | 1 | - | 8 | 4 | 158 | 58 |
| Pupils with Multiple Defects | 4 | 2 | 6 | 3 | 8 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 2 | - | - | - | 2 | - | 8 | 4 |
| TOTALS | 384 | 217 | 178* | 108# | 420 | 238 | 87 | 84 | 44 | 26 | 265 | 119 | 2 | - | 22 | 9 | 420 | 238 |
| GRAND TOTALS | 601 | 286 | 658 | 171 | 70 | 384 | 2 | 31 | 658 | |||||||||
| Children not ascertained as H. P. but recommended convalescence in a Holiday Home or Camp School during Year ended 31.12,51. | B | G | ||||||||||||||||
| 137 | 126 | |||||||||||||||||
*Includes 16 boys ascertained during the year as result of Audiometry Survey and recommended a favourable position in the class.
#Includes 15 girls ascertained during the year as result of Audiometry Survey and recommended a favourable position in the class.