London's Pulse: Medical Officer of Health reports 1848-1972

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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

Redbridge 1969

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Redbridge]

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APPENDIX 20

Table: handicapped children

handicapped children

categoryNumber of children of school age formally ascertained as handicapped pupils and requiring special educational treatment (S.E.T.)
Attending day special schoolAwaiting placement in day special schoolAttending residential special schoolAwaiting placement in residential special schoolAttending boarding homesAwaiting placement in boarding homesAttending independent schoolsAwaiting placement in independent schoolsAttending hospital schoolsAwaiting placement in hospital schoolsReceiving Education in hospital under Section 56Receiving home tuition under Section 56Awaiting home tuition under Section 56Total number of children of school age requiring S.E.T.
Blind_--21---------3
Partially Sighted1513----------19
Deaf6-21--8---_---17
Partially Deaf925---7--_----23
Delicate1-4---1------6
Physically Handicapped542121--5-3---178
E.S.N.1209152--3------149
Maladjusted1-189--16------44
Epileptic--1----------1
Speech Defect1-3----------4
TOTALS207146514--40-3----344