Hints from the Health Department. Leaflet from the archive of the Society of Medical Officers of Health. Credit: Wellcome Collection, London
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Hornsey, Borough of]
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TABLE III.—RETURN OF ALL EXCEPTIONAL CHILDREN IN THE AREA.
Boys | Girls | Total | |||
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Blind (including partially blind). | (i) Suitable for training in a School or Class for the totally blind. | Attending Certified Schools or Classes for the Blind | — | 1 | — |
Attending Public Elementary Schools | — | — | — | ||
At other Institutions | — | — | — | ||
At no School or Institution | — | — | — | ||
(ii) Suitable for training in a School or Class for the partially blind. | Attending Certified Schools or Classes for the Blind Attending Public Elemen | 6 | 8 | 14 | |
tary Schools | — | — | — | ||
At other Institutions | — | — | — | ||
At no School or Institution | — | — | — | ||
Deaf (including deaf and dumb and partially deaf). | (0 Suitable for traini n g in a School or Class for the totally deaf or deaf and dumb. | Attending Certified Schools or Classes for the Deaf | 4 | 4 | 8 |
Attending Public Elementary Schools | — | — | — | ||
At other Institutions | — | — | — | ||
At no School or Institution | — | — | — | ||
(ii) Suitable for training in a School or Class for the partially deaf. | AttendingCertified Schools or Classes for the Deaf | — | — | — | |
Attending Public Elementary Schools | _ | _ | _ | ||
At other Institutions | — | — | — | ||
At no School or Institution | — | — | — | ||
Mentally Defective. | Feebleminded (cases not notifiable to the Local Control Authority.) | Attending Certified Schools for Mentally Defective Children | 10 | 15 | 25 |
Attending Public Elementary Schools | _ | — | _ | ||
At other Institutions | — | — | — | ||
At no School or Institution | — | — | — | ||
Notified to the Local Control Authority during the year. | Feeble-minded | 1 | 3 | 4 | |
Imbeciles | 4 | — | 4 | ||
Idiots | — | — | — | ||
Epileptics | Suffering from severe epilepsy. | Attending Certified Special Schools for Epileptics | 1 | — | 1 |
In Institutions other than Certified Special Schools | — | — | — | ||
Attending Public Elementary Schools | _ | — | _ | ||
At no School or Institution | — | — | — | ||
Suffering from epilepsy which is not severe | Attending Public Elementary Schools | 1 | 2 | 3 | |
At no School or Institution | 1 | 1 | 2 |