London's Pulse: Medical Officer of Health reports 1848-1972
View report page
Hints from the Health Department. Leaflet from the archive of the Society of Medical Officers of Health. Credit: Wellcome Collection, London
Hornsey 1933
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Hornsey, Borough of]
This page requires JavaScript
22
BLIND CHILDREN.
A blind child Is a child who Is too blind to be able to read the ordinary
school books used by children.
Enter in this Section only children who are so blind that they can only be appropriately taught in a school for blind children.
| At Certified Schools for the Blind. | At Public Elementary Schools. | At other Institutions. | At no School orInstitution. | Total. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Boys | 1 | |||
| Girls 1 |
PARTIALLY BLIND CHILDREN.
Enter in this Section only children who, though they cannot read
ordinary school books or cannot read them without injury to their eyesight,
have such power of vision that they can appropriately be taught In a
school for the partially blind.
Children who are able by means of suitable glasses to read the ordinary school books used by children without fatigue or injury to their vision should not be Included in this Table.
| At Certified Schools for the Blind. | At Certified Schools for the Partially Blind. | At Public Elementary Schools. | At other Institutions. | At no School or Institution. | Total. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Boys 5 | |||||
| Girls 3 |
DEAF CHILDREN.
A deaf child is a child who is too deaf to be taught In a class of
hearing children in an elementary school.
Enter in this Section only children who are so deaf that they can only be appropriately taught in a school for the deaf.
| At Certified Schools for the Deaf. | At Public Elementary Schools. | At other Institutions. | At no School or Institution. | Total. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Boys 5 | 8 | |||
| Girls 3 |