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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Physically Defective Children.
A.-Tuberculous Children. | At Certified Special Schools. | At Public Elementary Schools. | At other Institutions | At no School or Institution. | Total. |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
(i) Children suffering from Pulmonary Tuberculosis. (Including pleura and intrathoracic glands.) | 1║ | - | - | †2 | 3 |
(ii) Children suffering from non-Pulmonary Tuberculosis (This includes all sites other than those shown in (i) above.) | 11 | 18† | - | 1 | 30 |
Delicate Children, i.e., all children (except those included in other groups) whose general health renders it desirable that they should be specially selected for admission to an Open Air School | 105* | 29‡ | 3 | 1 | 138 |
Crippled Children (other than those with active tuberculous disease) who are suffering from a degree of crippling sufficiently severe to interfere materially with a child's normal mode of life | 17† | 30§ | 1 | 13** | 61 |
Children with heart disease, i.e., children whose defect is so severe as to necessitate the provision of educational facilities other than those of the public elementary school | 8† | 5 | - | 3 | 16 |
† One over 14 years of age. ‡ One at Girls' Village Home.
* Four over 14 years of age. Over 14 years of age from Girls'
Village Home.
** Nine over 14 years of age. § One over 14 years of age and 5 at
Girls' Village Home.