[Report 1951] / School Medical Officer of Health, Salop / Shropshire County Council.

  • Shropshire (England). County Council.
Date:
1951
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Credit: [Report 1951] / School Medical Officer of Health, Salop / Shropshire County Council. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    (4) Child Guidance Centres. Number of Child Guidance Centres provided by the Authority . . 4 Staff of Centres {a) Number ip) Aggregate in terms of the equivalent number of whole-time officers Psychiatrists 1 0.18 Educational Psychologists 2 2 Psychiatric Social Workers 1 0.36 The Psychiatrist is directly employed by this Authority. The services of the Psychiatric Social worker were made available by arrangement with the Regional Hospital Board. TABLE VII—HANDICAPPED PUPILS REQUIRING EDUCATION AT SPECIAL SCHOOLS OR BOARDING IN BOARDING HOMES. Notes : (i) In Section A changes of special school and short breaks are ignored. (ii) In all Sections children not belonging to the area of any Authority are included by the Authority which secures or seeks a place for the child. (hi) Children suffering from multiple disabilities are classified under the major disability. (iv) Section E includes pupils awaiting places in a special school or Home, but who for the time being are attending ordinary schools or receiving home tuition under Section 56 of the Education Act 1944. (v) Hospital Special Schools. In all Sections children sent to or awaiting places at Hospital Special Schools are excluded. (1) Blind (2) Partially sighted (3) Deaf (4) Partiaily Deaf (5) Delicate (6) Physically Handicapped (7) Educationally subnormal (8) Maladjusted (9) Epileptic Total 1—9 (1) (2) (3) (4) (5) (6) (7) (8) (9) (10) In the calendar year ending 31st Dec., 1951 A. Handicapped Pupils newly placed in Special Schools or Homes 1 4 20 5 50 12 1 92 1 B. Handicapped Pupils newly ascer¬ tained as requiring education at Special Schools or boarding in Homes. . — 1 7 5 25 9 60 11 2 120 1 Number of children reported during the year :■— (a) under Section 57(3) (excluding any returned under (6)) 32 (&) under Section 57(3) relying on Section 57(4) . . . . —■ [c] under Section 57(5) . . . . . . . . . . 20 of the Education Act, 1944.