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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 1936
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Ilford]
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Physically Defective Children.
| A.—T uberculous 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.) | 21 | — | 1 | 2† | 5 |
| (ii) Children suffering from non-Pulmonary Tuberculosis (This includes all sites other than those shown in (i) above.) | 9 | 21† | 1 | 6* | 37 |
| 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 | 101 | 46 | 1 | 3 | 151 |
| 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 | 32‡ | 2 | 7§|| | 58 |
| 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 | 3 | 10 | – | 2* | 15 |
* One over 14 years of age.
† Two over 14 years of age.
§ Three over 14 years of age.
‡ Six at Girls' Village Home.
|| One at Girls' Village Home.