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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
Croydon 1920
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Croydon]
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Appendix A.
TABLE III.—Numerical Return of all Exceptional Children in the Area in 1920.
| Boys. | Girls. | Total. | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BLIND (including partially blind) within the meaning of the Elementary Education Blind and Deaf Children) Act, 1F.93. | Attending Public Elementary Schools | 2 | 3 | 5 | |
| Attending Certified Schools for the Blind | 6 | 3 | 9 | ||
| Not at School | 6 | 2 | 8 | ||
| DEAF AND DUMB (including partially deaf) within the meaning of the Elementary Education (Blind and Deaf Children) Act. 1893. | Attending Public Elementary Schools | 3 | 1 | 4 | |
| Attending Certified Schools for the Deaf | 3 | 5 | 8 | ||
| Not at School | 1 | 5 | 6 | ||
| MENTALLY DEFICIENT. | Feeble-Minded. | Attending Public Elementary Schools | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| Attending Certified Schools for Mentally Defective Children | 47 | 30 | 77 | ||
| Notified to the Local Control Authority by the Local Education Authority during the year | 4 | 4 | 8 | ||
| Not at School ... | 4 | 6 | 10 | ||
| Imbeciles. | Notified to the Local Control Auihority by the Local Education Authority during the year | 1 | 1 | 2 | |
| At School | — | — | — | ||
| Not at School | 8 | 8 | 16 | ||
| Idiots. | Notified to the Local Control Authority by the Local Education Authority during the year | ||||
| EPILEPTICS. | Attending Public Elementary Schools | 12 | 9 | 21 | |
| Attending Certified School* for Epileptics | 4 | 1 | 5 | ||
| In Institutions other than Certified Schools | 2 | 1 | 3 | ||
| Not at School | 13 | 15 | 28 | ||