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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
Ilford 1928
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Ilford]
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Table III.— Return of all Exceptional Children in the Area in 1928.
| - | - | - | Boys | Girls | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Blind (including partially blind) | (i) Suitable for training in a School or Class for the totally blind | Attending Certified Schools or Classes for the Blind | - | - | - |
| Attending Public Elementary Schools | - | - | - | ||
| At other Institutions | — | — | — | ||
| At no School or Institution | — | — | — | ||
| (ii) Suitable for training in a School or Class for the partially blind | Attending Certified Schools or Classes for the Blind | 3 | - | 3 | |
| Attending Public Elementary Schools | - | 3 | 3 | ||
| At other Institutions | — | — | — | ||
| At no School or Institution | — | 4 | 4 | ||
| Deaf (including deaf and dumb and partially deaf) | (i) Suitable for training in a School or Class for the totally deaf or deaf and dumb | Attending Certified Schools or Classes for the Deaf | 3 | 5 | 8 |
| Attending Public Elementary Schools | 2 | 1 | 3 | ||
| At other Institutions | — | — | — | ||
| At no School or Institution | 1 | — | 1 | ||
| (ii) Suitable for training in a School or Class for the partially deaf | Attending Certified Schools or Classes for the Deaf | - | 1 | 1 | |
| Attending Public Elementary Schools | - | 1 | 1 | ||
| At other Institutions | — | — | — | ||
| At no School or Institution | — | 1 | 1 | ||
| Mentally Defective | Feebleminded (cases not notifiable to the Local Control Authority) | Attending Certified Schools for Mentally Defective Chn. | 6 | 3 | 9 |
| Attending Public Elementary Schools | 22 | 25 | 47† | ||
| At other Institutions (Privvate School) | 2 | - | 2 | ||
| At no School or Institution | 12 | 7 | 19‡ | ||
| Epileptics | Suffering from severe epilepsy. | Attending Certified Special Schools for Epileptics | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| In Institutions other than Certified Special Schools | - | - | - | ||
| Attending Public Elementary Schools | - | - | - | ||
| At no School or Institution | 1 | 1 | 2 | ||
| Suffering from epilepsy which is not severe | Attending Public Elementary Schools | 11 | 12 | 23 | |
| At no School or Institution | — | — | — |