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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 1930
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Ilford]
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Table III.-Return of all Exceptional Children in the Area in 1930.
| - | - | - | Boys | Girls | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Blind (including partially blind) | Attending Certified Schools or Classes for the Blind | ||||
| Attending Public Elementary Schools | |||||
| At other Institutions | - | - | - | ||
| At no School or Institution | - | - | - | ||
| Attending Certified Schools or Classes for the Blind | 2 | 2 | 41 | ||
| Attending Public Elementary Schools | 2 | 5 | 7 | ||
| At other Institutions | - | - | - | ||
| At no School or Institution | 2 | - | 2† | ||
| Deaf (including deaf and dumb, 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 | 4 | 2 | 6‡ |
| Attending Public Elementary Schools | |||||
| At other Institutions | - | - | - | ||
| At no School or Institution | - | - | - | ||
| Attending Public Elementary Schools | - | 1 | 1 | ||
| Attending Certified Schools or Classes for the Deaf | 2 | 1 | 3 | ||
| Attending Public Elementary Schools | 2 | 2 | |||
| 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. | 8 | 8 | 16 |
| Attending Public Elementary Schools | 7 | 10 | 17 | ||
| At other Inst itutions | 2 | 4 | 6§ | ||
| At no School or Institution | 19 | 9 | 28|| ¶ | ||
| Epileptics | Suffering from severe epilepsy | Attending Certified Special Schools for Epileptics | 2 | 1 | 32 |
| In Institutions other than Certified Special Schools | - | - | - | ||
| Attending Public Elementary Schools | - | - | - | ||
| At no School or Institution | 2 | - | 2†† | ||
| Suffering from epilepsy which is not severe | Attending Public Elementary Schools | 12 | 7 | 19 | |
| At no School or Institution | - | - |