[Report 1960] / Medical Officer of Health, Northampton County Borough.

HANDICAPPED PUPILS The several categories of handicapped pupils requiring special educational treatment are defined in Regulation 4 of The Handicapped Pupils and Special Schools Regulations, 1959, and the numbers on the register on 31st January, 1961, were as follows:— (a) Blind ... MALES 1 FEMALES 1 TOTALS 2 (b) Partially sighted . . 1 2 3 (c) Deaf . . 5 1 6 (d) Partially deaf . . 1 1 2 (e) Educationally sub-normal . 48 27 75 (/) Epileptic . 1 1 2 (g) Maladjusted ... 3 1 4 (h) Physically handicapped . 18 7 25 (0 Speech defect . — — U) Delicate . 42 37 79 Totals . . 120 78 198 SEX BIOLOGY For some time past lectures have been given to both boys and girls toward the last year of school by general medical practitioners working on a part-time basis. During the year arrangements were made for this work, insofar as girls were concerned, to be carried out by school medical officers. Suitable lectures will be given each term at the following schools:— Barry Secondary Modern. Delapre Secondary Modern. Kingsthorpe Secondary Girls’. St. George’s Secondary Modern. Spencer Girls’ Secondary Modern. DENTAL INSPECTION AND TREATMENT The number of sessions (half-day) allocated in 1960 to the administra¬ tion of the school dental service and to dental inspection and treatment was 785. In addition, treatment was provided for patients referred under the maternity and child welfare scheme, amounting to 52 sessions. Number of Sessions devoted to :— (1) Administration . 9 (2) Periodic (School) Inspection . 25 (3) Treatment . 751 785 (4) Maternity and Child Welfare Dental Work . 52 Total sessions. 837 Sessions included under administration were those devoted to the preparation of the annual report, attendance at meetings, etc.