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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.—
| Boys. | Girls. | Total. | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PHYSICALLY DEFECTIVE. | Pulmonary Tuberculosis | Attending Public Elementary Schools | 22 | 28 | 50 |
| Attending Certified Schools for Physically Defective Children | — | 1 | 1 | ||
| In Institutions other than Certified Schools | - | - | _ | ||
| Not at School | 5 | 4 | 9 | ||
| Crippling due to Tuberculosis. | Attending Public Elementary Schools | 8 | 4 | 12 | |
| Attending Certified Schools for Physically Defective Children | 1 | — | 1 | ||
| In Institutions other than Certified Schools | — | — | - | ||
| Not at School | 2 | 2 | 4 | ||
| Crippling duk to causeb othbk than Tuberculosis i.e., Paralysis Rickets, Traumatism. | Attending Public Elementary Schools | 5 | 9 | 14 | |
| Attending Certified Schools for Physically Defective Children | 1 | — | 1 | ||
| In Institutions other than Certified Schools | - | — | - | ||
| Not at School | 4 | 7 | 11 | ||
| Other Physical Defectives. | Attending Public Elementary Schools | 6 | 4 | 10 | |
| Attending Open-Air Schools | — | — | |||
| Attending Certified Schools for Physically Defective Children | — | 1 | 1 | ||
| Not at School | 5 | 8 | 13 | ||
| DULL OR BACKWARD. | Retarded 2 years | 5 | 5 | 10 | |
| " 23 " | 10 | 11 | 21 | ||
| " 3 " | 3 | 7 | 10 | ||