[Report 1972] / School Medical Officer of Health, Burton-upon-Trent County Borough.

  • Burton upon Trent (England). County Borough Council.
Date:
1972
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Credit: [Report 1972] / School Medical Officer of Health, Burton-upon-Trent County Borough. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    4. Handicapped Pupils. The distribution of Handicapped Pupils in this area is shown in the following table. Handicap Attending special School At ordinary School At no School Total not attending special School Blind _ _ Partially Sighted .. 1 — — — Deaf 5 — — — Partially Hearing .. 2 1 — 1 Delicate 2 6 — 6 Educationally Sub-normal 186 140 1 141 Epileptic 2 16 — 16 Physically Handicapped 6 37 1 38 Maladjusted 8 1 — 1 Speech Defect 232 232 212 433 2 435 Ascertainment of Educationally Sub-normal Children was con- tinued throughout the year. 83 children were assessed during 1972 with the following results :— Children examined and found E.S.N.:— (formally ascertained) .. (informally ascertained) E.S.N. Children re-examined Children examined and found maladjusted 20 30 30 3 Bitham School for E.S.N. children has proved most successful and has shown that there is a real need for a larger school to cope with all the children in Burton upon Trent who are in need of special educational treatment. Child Guidance Clinic. The Child Guidance Clinic at Lichfield has again proved most useful. In all 14 cases from Burton upon Trent have been seen by Dr. Baker.