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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
Tottenham 1954
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Tottenham]
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RETURN OF HANDICAPPED PUPILS, YEAR ENDED 31st DECEMRER, 1954
ASCERTAINMENT DISTRIBUTION (as at last day of year)
| CATEGORY | No. of ascertained Cases known first 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 and 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 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 6 | 1 | - | 3 | 6 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 4 | 6 |
| Partially-Sighted Pupils | 10 | 12 | - | - | 8 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | 8 | 7 |
| Deaf Pupils | 13 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 13 | 8 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 13 | 8 |
| Partially Deaf Pupils | 41 | 21 | 1 | 1 | 36 | 15 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 28 | 10 | - | - | - | - | 36 | 15 |
| Delicate Pupils | 25 | 20 | 16 | 14 | 19 | 20 | 2 | 4 | 14 | 14 | 2 | 2 | 1 | - | - | - | 19 | 20 |
| Educationally Sub-normal Pupils | 72 | 62 | 21 | 17 | 83 | 70 | 52 | 49 | 14 | 3 | 15 | 18 | - | - | 2 | - | 83 | 70 |
| Epileptic Pupils | 2 | 4 | - | - | 1 | 3 | - | - | 1 | 2 | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | 1 | 3 |
| Maladjusted Pupils | 26 | 7 | 11 | 3 | 23 | 6 | - | - | 19 | 6 | 4 | - | - | - | - | - | 23 | 6 |
| Physically Handicapped Pupils | 23 | 15 | 3 | 1 | 20 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 3 | - | - | - | 1 | - | 3 | - | 20 | 12 |
| Pupils with Speech Defects | 136 | 62 | 80 | 22 | 189 | 66 | 1 | 1 | 3 | - | 170 | 58 | 3 | 2 | 12 | 5 | 189 | 66 |
| Pupils with Multiple Defects | 11 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 12 | 8 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 3 | r. | - | - | 1 | - | 12 | 8 |
| Totals | 363 | 220 | 136 | 65 | 408 | 221 | 91 | 89 | 71 | 36 | 222 | 89 | 5 | 2 | 19 | 5 | 408 | 221 |
| Grand Totals | 583 | 201 | 629 | 180 | 107 | 311 | 7 | 24 | 629 | |||||||||
| Children not ascertained as H.P. but recommended convalescence in a Holiday Home or Camp School during Year ended 31st December, 1954. | B | G | ||||||||||||||||
| 49 | 48 | |||||||||||||||||