London's Pulse: Medical Officer of Health reports 1848-1972
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Hints from the Health Department. Leaflet from the archive of the Society of Medical Officers of Health. Credit: Wellcome Collection, London
London County Council 1927
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for London County Council]
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| Deaf—continued. | Boys | Girls | Total. | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| (ii.) Suitable for training in a school or class for the partially deaf | Attending certified schools or classes for the partially deaf | 81 | 94 | 175 |
| Attending public elementary schools | 8 | 10 | 18 | |
| At other institutions | — | — | — | |
| At no school or institution | — | — | — | |
| Mentally defective. Feeble-minded (cases not notifiable to the Local Control Authorities) | ||||
| Attending certified schools for mentally defective children | 3,313 | 2,479 | 5,792 | |
| Attending public elementary schools | 5 | 7 | 12 | |
| *At other Institutions | 310 | 180 | 490 | |
| At no school or institution | 69 | 54 | 113 | |
| Notified to the Local Control Authority during the year | Feeble-minded | 51 | 79 | 130 |
| Imbecile | 79 | 73 | 152 | |
| Idiots | 5 | 5 | 10 | |
| Epileptics. Suffering from severe epilepsy | ||||
| Attending certified special schools for epileptics | 56 | 30 | 86 | |
| In institutions other than certified special schools | 38 | 25 | 63 | |
| ‡‡Attending public elementary schools | 1 | 2 | 3 | |
| Suffering from epilepsy which is not severe | At no school or institution | 89 | 87 | 176 |
| Attending public elementary schools— | ||||
| Ordinary | 298 | 275 | 573 | |
| Special | 64 | 47 | 111 | |
| At no school or institution | — | — | — | |
| Physically defective. Infectious pulmonary and glandular tuberculosis | ||||
| *At sanatoria or sanatorium schools approved by the Ministry of Health or the Board of Education | 39 | 81 | 120 | |
| At certified day open-air schools | 104 | 82 | 186 | |
| At other institutions | 2 | 4 | 6 | |
| At no school or institution | 21 | 19 | 40 | |
| Non-infectious but active pulmonary and glandular tuberculosis | At sanatoria or sanatorium schools approved | |||
| by the Ministry of Health or the Board of Education | 92 | 132 | 224 | |
| At certified residential open-air schools | — | — | — | |
| At certified day open-air schools | 157 | 123 | 280 | |
| At public elementary schools | 80 | 41 | 121 | |
| At other institutions | 5 | 7 | 12 | |
| At no school or institution | — | — | — | |
| Delicate children (e.g., pre- or latent tuberculosis, malnutrition, debility, anæmia,etc.) | At certified residential open-air schools | 2,962 | 1,494 | 4,456 |
| At certified day open-air schools | 859 | 576 | 1,435 | |
| At public elementary schools | 3,830 | 3,622 | 7,452 | |
| At other institutions | 74 | 30 | 104 | |
| At no school or institution | 134 | 142 | 276 | |
| Active non-pulmonary tuberculosis | At sanatoria or hospital schools approved by the Ministry of Health or the Board of Education | 389 | 325 | 714 |
| (Note.—Cases of more or less quiescent tuberculosis attend the special day cripple schools) | At public elementary schools | 56 | 46 | 102 |
| At other institutions | 1 | — | 1 | |
| At no school or institution | 23 | 15 | 38 | |
| Crippled children (other than those with active tubercu** lous disease), e.g., children suffering from paralysis, etc., and including those with severe heart disease | At certified hospital schools | 14 | 21 | 35 |
| At certified residential cripple schools | 17 | 8 | 25 | |
| At certified day cripple schools | 2,060 | 2,044 | 4,104 | |
| At public elementary schools | 1,290 | 2,345 | ||
| At other institutions | 285 | 301 | 586 | |
| At no school or institution | 177 | 258 | 435 | |
* Some of these may have eomc to the notice of the school medical officer, but have been dealt with
throughout by the Guardians.
‡ Discovered at medical inspections and referred for treatment,
‡ Awaiting admission to Colonv.
** These figures include about 1,000 children suffering from non-pulmonary tuberculosis more or lessquiescent,
or from the after-effects of such disease.