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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
Merton 1965
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Merton]
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PROVISION OF SPECIAL EDUCATION
| Classification | Attending special school as | Receiving education under arrangements made under Section 56 of the Education Act, 1944 | Total | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Day Pupils | Boarders | In Hospital | At home | ||
| Blind | 5 | 7 | - | - | 12 |
| Partially-sighted | 8 | 1 | - | — | 9 |
| Deaf | 4 | 7 | - | — | 11 |
| Partially-hearing | 6 | — | - | — | 6 |
| Delicate | 17 | 8 | - | 3 | 28 |
| Physically-handicapped | 18 | 3 | - | 2 | 23 |
| Educationally-subnormal | 135 | 10 | - | — | 145 |
| Maladjusted | 6 | 33 | - | 3 | 42 |
| Totals | 199 | 69 | — | 8 | 276 |
CHILDREN UNSUITABLE FOR EDUCATION IN ORDINARY
SCHOOLS
During the year seven children were reported as suffering from
a disablity of mind of such nature and to such extent as to make them
unsuitable for education at school.
INFECTIOUS DISEASES AND PROPHYLACTIC
MEASURES
1. INFECTIOUS DISEASES
| Disease | Suffering | Excluded on suspicion | Infection at home | Total exclusions |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Smallpox | — | — | — | — |
| Diphtheria | — | — | — | — |
| Scarlet Fever | 42 | — | — | 42 |
| Enteric Fever | — | — | — | — |
| Measles | 654 | 4 | 11 | 669 |
| Whooping Cough | 16 | — | 16 | 32 |
| German Measles | 134 | 1 | 4 | 139 |
| Chicken Pox | 464 | 6 | 4 | 474 |
| Mumps | 17 | 1 | — | 18 |
| Jaundice | 1 | — | — | 1 |
| Influenza | 23 | — | — | 23 |
| Other | 118 | 2 | 7 | 127 |
| Totals | 1,469 | 14 | 42 | 1,525 |