Hints from the Health Department. Leaflet from the archive of the Society of Medical Officers of Health. Credit: Wellcome Collection, London
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for East Ham]
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Group | Total inspected | Parents present | Requiring treatment | Nutrition | |||||||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
A | B | C | D | ||||||||||
No. | % | No. | % | No. | % | No. | % | No. | % | No. | % | ||
I. | 2472 | 1767 | 71.5 | 594 | 24.0 | 246 | 10.0 | 2076 | 84.0 | 150 | 6.0 | - | - |
II. | 1562 | 1196 | 76.6 | 299 | 19.1 | 187 | 12.0 | 1347 | 86.2 | 28 | 1.8 | - | — |
III. | 1404 | 524 | 37.3 | 265 | 18.8 | 339 | 24.1 | 1013 | 72.2 | 52 | 3.7 | — | — |
Totals 1946 | 5438 | 3487 | 64.1 | 1158 | 21.3 | 772 | 14.2 | 4436 | 81.6 | 230 | 4.2 | — | — |
1945 | 3604 | 2178 | 60.4 | 706 | 19.6 | 412 | 12.3 | 2894 | 86.4 | 44 | 1.3 | - | - |
1944 | 2471 | 1984 | 80 ? | 315 | 11.1 | 301 | 12.2 | 2162 | 87.5 | 8 | 0.3 | _ | _ |
1943 | 4453 | 3133 | 70.4 | 617 | 13.8 | 446 | 10.0 | 4000 | 89.8 | 7 | 0.2 | - | — |
1942 | 3803 | 2698 | 70.9 | 578 | 15.2 | 694 | 18.3 | 3096 | 81.4 | 13 | 0.3 | - | — |
HANDICAPPED PUPILS.
No special schools for the treatment of handicapped pupils are
maintained by the Authority. Arrangements are made by the Chief
Education Officer with schools outside the area for the admission of
children as recommended.
Under the provisions of Sec. 34 of the Education Act, 1944, 199 special examinations have been carried out by approved medical officers, as a result of which, 76 children, ascertained to be within the various categories were recommended for special educational treatment as indicated in the following table:—
Category. | Number ascertained | Recommendation | ||
---|---|---|---|---|
Day Special School | Boarding Special School | Ordinary School with special treatment | ||
Blind | - | - | - | — |
Partially Sighted | — | - | — | — |
Deaf | 1 | - | 1 | — |
Partially Deaf | — | - | — | — |
Delicate | 35 | - | 35 | — |
Diabetic | - | - | — | — |
Educationally Sub-normal | 22 | 12 | *2 | 9 |
Epileptic | 5 | — | 5 | — |
Maladjusted | 5 | — | 1 | 4 |
Physically Handicapped | 6 | 5 | †1 | — |
Suffering from Speech Defect | 2 | 1 | ‡l | — |
*Includes one previously attending a day special school.
†Recommended for Hospital School.
‡Recommendation not approved by Minister. Special arrangements made
for conveyance to a Speech Therapy Clinic.