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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 1939
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Ilford]
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Deaf Children.
| At Certified Schools for the Deaf | At Public Elementary Schools | At Other Institutions | At no School or Institution | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 13*†‡ | — | 1§ | — | 14 |
* One over 14 years of age.
†Three certified by other Local Authorities, taken over by Ilford on parents
removal into area.
‡| Two of these are also Mentally Defective.
§ Is over 14 years of age. Also Mentally Defective, and in a Residential School
for such children.
Table IIIa. (Form 307 M.)
Statement of the Number of Children Notified During the
Year Ended 31st December, 1939, by the Local Education
Authority to the Local Mental Deficiency Authority.
Total Number of Children Notified 5
Analysis of the Above Total.
| Diagnosis | Boys | Girls |
|---|---|---|
| (1) i. Children incapable of receiving benefit or further benefit from instruction in a Special School : | ||
| (a) Idiots | - | _ |
| (b) Imbeciles | 2 | 1 |
| (c) Others | _ | - |
| ii. Children unable to be instructed in a Special School without detriment to the interests of other children : | ||
| (a) Moral defectives | - | |
| (6) Others | ||
| (2) Feeble-minded children notified on leaving a Special School on or before attaining the age of 16 | 2 | - |
| (3) Feeble-minded children notified under Article 3, i.e., " Special Circumstances " cases | - | - |
| Note. No child should be notified under Article 3 until the Board have issued a formal certificate (Form 308m) to the Authority. | ||
| (4) Children who in addition to being mentally defective, were blind or deaf | - | - |
| Note. No blind or deaf child should be notified without reference to the Board—see Article 2, proviso (ii). | ||
| Grand Total | 4 | 1 |