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Wimbledon 1931
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Wimbledon]
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TABLE III
RETURN OF ALL EXCEPTIONAL CHILDREN IN THE AREA IN 1981.
| Boys. | Girls. | Total. | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Children suffering from the following types of Multiple Defect, i.e., any combination of Total Blindness, Total Deafness, Mental Defect, Epilepsy, Active Tuberculosis. Crippling (as defined in penultimate category of the Table), or Heart Disease. | 1 | 1 | 2 | ||
| Blind (including partially blind.) | (i.) Suitable for training in a School for the totally blind. | At Certified Schools for the Blind | 1 | - | 1 |
| At Public Elementary-Schools | - | - | - | ||
| At other Institutions | - | - | - | ||
| At no School or Institution | - | - | - | ||
| (ii.) Suitable for training in a School for the partially blind. | At Certified Schools for the Blind or partially Blind | 4 | 1 | 5 | |
| At Public Elementary Schools | - | - | - | ||
| At other Institutions | - | - | - | ||
| At no School or Institution | - | - | - | ||
| Deaf (including deaf and dumb and partially deaf.) | (i.) Suitable for training in a School for the totally deaf or deaf and dumb. | At Certified Schools for the Deaf | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| At Public Elementary Schools | - | - | - | ||
| At other Institutions | - | - | - | ||
| At no School or Institution | - | - | - | ||
| (ii.) Suitable for training in a School for the partially deaf. | At Certified Schools for the Deaf or Partially Deaf | - | 1 | 1 | |
| At Public Elementary Schools | - | - | - | ||
| At other Institutions... | - | - | - | ||
| At no School or Institution | - | - | - | ||