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Statistics Publication Notice: Children Looked After Statistics 2007-08

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Table 1.13: Children starting to be looked after during 2007-08 by disability status

Main Disability

Specific learning difficulties

168

Mental Health problem

9

Autistic spectrum disorder

20

Hearing impairment

7

Language and communication disorder

*

Physical or motor impairment

33

Visual impairment

6

Social, emotional and behavioural difficulties

139

Learning disability

40

Combined Sight and Hearing Loss (deafblind)

*

Other chronic illness/disability

31

Multiple disabilities

33

No disabilitities

3,756

Not known

911

Total

5,158

Notes:

Figures are provisional and may be revised in 2008-09.

Figures include all episodes of starting to be looked after (i.e. a child may be counted more than once).

Falkirk did not provide information on children starting to be looked after. Falkirk's figures from 2006-07 have been incorporated into this table.

Cells containing * represent numbers that are suppressed to maintain confidentiality.

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