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 Ilford]
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Table III.—Return of all Exceptional Children in the Area in 1929.
— | — | — | 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 | 1 | — | 1 | ||
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 | 8 | 3 | 11§ |
Attending Public Elementary Schools | — | — | — | ||
At other Institutions | — | — | — | ||
At no School or Institution | — | — | — | ||
(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 | 2 | ||
At other Institutions | — | — | — | ||
At no School or Institution | — | — | — | ||
Mentally Defective | Feebleminded (cases not notifiable to the Local Control Authority) | Attending Certified Schools for Mentally Defective Chn. Attending Public Elemen | 7 | 7 | 14 |
tary Schools At other Institutions (Priv- | 13 | 14 | 27 f | ||
vate School) At other Institutions (Con | 2 | 2 | |||
valescent Home) | — | 1 | 1 | ||
At no School or Institution | 14 | 8 | 22 J | ||
Epileptics | Suffering from severe epilepsy. | Attending Certified Special Schools for Epileptics | 1 | 1 | 2ø |
In Institutions other than Certified Special Schools | — | — | — | ||
Attending Public Elementary Schools | 1 | 1 | 2 | ||
At no School or Institution | 2 | 1 | 3¶ | ||
Suffering from epilepsy which is not severe | Attending Public Elementary Schools | 12 | 9 | 21 | |
At no School or Institution | 1 | 1 | 2 |