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Acton 1945
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Acton]
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Of the 20 who require further treatment:—
3 have made excellent progress.
9 have made very good progress.
7 have made satisfactory progress.
1 attended very irregularly.
Parental co—operation has been very good throughout the year,
and it is apparent that the value of Speech Therapy is becoming
more widely known and appreciated in the Borough.
Eileen Richnell.
SPECIAL SCHOOL.
This School for the educationally retarded was open for the
whole of 1945, and at the end of the year 14 children were on the
roll. During the year 2 new cases were admitted.
| Defect. | In Hospital. | Residential Special or O.A. School. | Ordinary Elementary School. | Evacuated. | At Home. | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tuberculosis | — | 2 | 14 | — | 5 | 21 |
| Delicate | 1 | 6 | 17 | 1 | 2 | 27 |
| Asthma | — | 1 | 18 | — | 1 | 20 |
| Rheumatism | 1 | — | 15 | — | — | 16 |
| Perthe's disease | 3 | — | 2 | — | — | 5 |
| Crippled | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Epilepsy | — | 2 | 3 | — | 1 | 6 |
| Cretinism | — | — | 1 | — | — | 1 |
| Partially Deaf and Deaf & Dumb | — | 8 | — | — | — | 8 |
| Blind and Partially Blind | — | — | 2 | — | — | 2 |
| Imbecile | — | 6 | — | — | 10 | 16 |
| Maladjusted | — | 4 | 1 | — | — | 5 |