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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
Brentford and Chiswick 1936
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Brentford and Chiswick]
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MENTALLY RETARDED.
| School | Boys | Girls | Tot'l No. of children | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Years retarded | Total Boys | Years retarded | Tot'l Girls | ||||||||||
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | ||||
| Brentford Senior Boys | 29 | 30 | 16 | 6 | 2 | 83 | _ | _ | – | _ | _ | – | 83 |
| Brentford Senior Girls | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 4 | 12 | 3 | - | 19 | 19 |
| Ealing Road J unior | 3 | 7 | 1 | - | - | 11 | - | 3 | - | - | - | 3 | 14 |
| Ealing Road Infants | 3 | 2 | - | _ | - | 5 | 5 | - | - | - | - | 5 | 10 |
| Lionel Rd. Jnr.& Infs. | 17 | 7 | - | 1 | _ | 25 | 12 | 2 | - | - | - | 14 | 39 |
| St. George's | 6 | 1 | - | - | - | 7 | 2 | - | - | - | - | 2 | 9 |
| St. John's | 3 | 5 | 1 | - | - | 9 | - | 1 | - | - | - | 1 | 10 |
| St. Paul's | 13 | 4 | - | - | - | 17 | 10 | 3 | - | - | - | 13 | 30 |
| Belmont Senior Mixed | _ | 1 | — | - | — | 1 | - | 2 | - | - | - | 2 | 3 |
| Belmont J unior Mixed | 4 | 12 | - | - | - | 16 | 3 | 5 | - | - | - | 8 | 24 |
| Belmont Infants' | 3 | - | - | - | - | 3 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 3 |
| Beverley Road Infts. | 3 | - | - | - | - | 3 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 3 |
| Hogarth Senior Boys' | 13 | 16 | 3 | - | - | 32 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 32 |
| Hogarth Senior Girls' | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 13 | 9 | 1 | - | 23 | 23 |
| Hogarth J unior Boys' | 32 | 13 | 6 | - | - | 51 | - | - | - | - | — | - | 51 |
| Hogarth J unior Girls' | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 27 | 12 | - | - | 39 | 39 |
| Strand Senior Mixed | _ | _ | - | 2 | - | 2 | - | 1 | - | 1 | - | 2 | 4 |
| Strand J unior Mixed | 3 | 4 | _ | _ | _ | 7 | 2 | 6 | - | - | - | 8 | 15 |
| Strand Infants' | 4 | 1 | - | - | - | 5 | 2 | - | 1 | – | - | 3 | 8 |
| Totals | 136 | 103 | 27 | 9 | 2 | 277 | 36 | 67 | 34 | 5 | - | 142 | 419 |
Miss Charles, Head Mistress of Ealing Road Special Class,
reports as follows :—
" A Special Class for mentally retarded children of Junior
School age was started in September, 1935, in order to enable
the children to take their place in their own age groups at a
later date.
" About 40 children drawn from all the Junior Schools in
the Borough were tested, out of whom 18 were to be selected
for this Special Class. Owing to certain difficulties, the class
was started with six pupils only, but the number has since been
increased to 19. Six children have returned to their own age
groups and four were found to be mentally defective and other
arrangements are being made for these children.
" Children who are under nourished and also those, who by
reason of the distance cannot reach their homes, are provided
with a mid-day meal. Many children have received hospital
treatment for various defects and ailments and some are still
receiving medical attention.