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Enfield 1934
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Enfield]
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4 girls attending Wood Green School for the Partially
Blind.
1 boy awaiting admission to School for the Partially Blind.
Mentally Defective Children.—Seventeen children were
examined under the Mental Deficiency Act (1913) during 1934.
The following is a comparative table for the last five years:—
| 1930 | 1931 | 1932 | 1933 | 1934 | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| A. | Dull and backward but capable of instruction in an elementary school | 7 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 4 |
| B. | Mentally Defective but capable of instruction in a special school | 8 | 3 | 6 | 7 | 8 |
| C. | Mentally Defective but incapable of instruction in a special school | 3 | – | – | – | – |
| D. | Incapable of further instruction in a special school | 3 | 3 | 1 | – | 2 |
| E. | Imbecile | 2 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 1 |
| Moral Imbecile | 1 | – | – | – | – | |
| F. | Mental condition due to physical defect | – | – | – | – | – |
| G. | Not scheduled | — | 2 | — | 5 | 2 |
EXAMINATION OF SECONDARY SCHOOL CHILDREN.
The Enfield Education Committee undertakes the examination
of children attending the secondary schools in the district, on behalf
of the Middlesex Education Committee. There are three such
schools in Enfield, namely the Grammar, County, and Junior
Technical Schools. The following tables set out the number of
children examined at each school during the course of the year and
the defects found to be present:—
Junior
Technical. Grammar. County.
Examinations 68 236 221
Special Examinations 24 — —