[Report 1969] / School Medical Officer of Health, Nottingham City.

  • Nottingham (England). City Council.
Date:
1969
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Credit: [Report 1969] / School Medical Officer of Health, Nottingham City. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    Physically Handicapped: Residential Special School 9 (8) Day Special School .. 52 (49) Ordinary School .. Ill (58) Awaiting Residential Placement . . 7* (-) Home Education 1 (1) * Included in ordinary school. The greater numbers of physically handicapped children in ordinary schools is undoubtedly owing to the survival of more severely disabled children who are taking the places in special schools. It is certainly right that as many disabled children as possible should attend ordinary schools but in attaining this we must see that no handicapped child is deprived of the special education to which he is entitled. In order to facilitate comparison and explanation of changes in the numbers of physically handicapped and delicate children in the future, the various types of disability have been listed below Day Special and Residential Schools: Abnormalities and deformities . . .. .. .. 5 Achondroplasia .. .. .. .. .. 2 Anterior Poliomyelitis .. .. .. .. I Cerebral Palsy .. .. .. .. .. .. 18 Heart (congenital) . . . . .. .. .. 3 Hemiplegia . . .. .. .. .. .. 3 Muscular Dystrophy . . .. .. .. 3 Rheumatoid Arthritis .. .. .. .. 2 Spina Bifida/Hydrocephalus .. .. .. .. 10 Spina Bifida . . . . .. .. .. 9 Steatorrhoea—? Coeliac Disease .. .. .. 1 Talipes .. .. .. .. .. .. 2 Transverse Myelitis .. .. .. .. .. 1 Vomiting Bouts and Weakness of legs .. .. 1 61 Ordinary School: Achondroplasia Abnormalities and deformities . . Cerebral Palsy Cranial Abnormality Feet (Extensive scarring from burns) Hemiplegia Hernia (Hiatus) and Deformed Chest Heart (congenital) Muscular Dystrophy Osteomyelitis Perthe’s Disease Poliomyelitis Rheumatoid Arthritis Scoliosis Spina Bifida Still’s Disease Talipes Torticollis 1 28 17 1 1 3 1 32 1 2 4 2 2 7 3 1 4 1 111