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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

Heston and Isleworth 1922

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Heston and Isleworth]

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(Heston and Isleworth)

Table: TABLE III.—NUMERICAL RETURN of all Exceptional Children in the area in 1922.

TABLE III.—NUMERICAL RETURN of all Exceptional Children in the area in 1922.

Boys.Girls.Total
Blind (including partially blind) within the meaning of the Elementary Education (Blind and Deaf Children) Act, 1893.Attendiug Public Elementary Schools.........
Attending Certified Schools for the Blind213
Not at School...11
Deaf and Dumb (including partially deaf) within the meaning of the Elementary Education (Blind and Deaf Children) Act, 1893.Attending Public Elementary Schools.........
Attending Certified Schools for the Deaf213
Not at School.........
Mentally DeficientFeeblemindedAttending Public Elementary Schools181735
Attending Certified Schools for Mentally Defective Children Notified to the Local (Control) Authority during the year213
10414.
Not at School112
ImbecilesAt School.........
Not at School235
Idiots...22
Epileptics.Attending Public Elementary Schools...33
Attending Certified Schools for Epileptics1...1
In Institutions other than Certified Schools.........
Not at School...11
Physically DefectivePulmonary TuberculosisAttending Public Elementary Schools.........
Attending Certified Schools for Physically Defective Children In Institutions other than Certified Schools.........
.........
Not at School112
Crippling due to TuberculosisAttending Public Elementary Schools3...3
Attending Certified Schools for Physically Defective Children In Institutions other than Certified Schools1...1
1...1
Not at School2...2