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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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TABLE III— contd.
| MENTALLY DEFECTIVE CHILDREN Feeble-Minded Children Children who are incapable by reason of mental defect of receiving proper benefit from the instruction in an Elementary School, but are not incapable of receiving benefit from instruction in Special Schools for mentally defective children, and for whose education and maintenance the Local Education Authority are responsible : | |
| At Certified Schools for Mentally Defective Children | 4 |
| At Public Elementary Schools | 17 |
| At other Institutions | 6 |
| At no School or Institution | 1 |
| Total | 28 |
| EPILEPTIC CHILDREN Children suffering from Severe Epilepsy Children who, not being idiots or imbeciles, are unfit by reason of severe epilepsy to attend the ordinary Public Elementary School | |
| At Certified Special Schools | 1 |
| At Public Elementary Schools | - |
| At other Institutions | — |
| At no School or Institution | 2* |
| * Waiting for vacancy in Special School. | |
| Total | 3 |
| PHYSICALLY DEFECTIVE CHILDREN A.—Tuberculous Children : 1. Children suffering from Pulmonary Tuberculosis (including pleura and intra-thoracic glands) : | |
| At Certified Special Schools | — |
| At Public Elementary Schools | - |
| At other Institutions | 2* |
| At no school or Institution | — |
| Total | 2 |
| 2. Children suffering from Non-pulmonary Tuberculosis : | |
| At Certified Special Schools | — |
| At Public Elementary Schools | - |
| At other Institutions | 3* |
| At no School or Institution | - |
| * Under County Tuberculosis Office.r Total | 3 |