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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
Tottenham 1925
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Tottenham]
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Table III.—Return of all Exceptional Children in the Area.
| — | — | — | Boys | Girls | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Blind (including partially blind) | (i) Suitable for training in a School or Class for the totally blind | Attending Certified Schools or Classes for the Blind .. | 3 | 2 | 5 |
| Attending Public Elementary Schools | __ | ||||
| At other Institutions | — | — | — | ||
| At no School or Institution | — | — | — | ||
| (ii) Suitable for training in a School or Class for the partially blind | Attending Certified Schools or Classes for the Blind | 9 | 9 | 18 | |
| Attending Public Elementary Schools | 1 | 1 | |||
| At other Institutions | — | — | — | ||
| At no School or Institution | 1 | — | 1 | ||
| Deaf (including deaf and dumb and partially deaf) | (i) Suitable for training in a School or Class for the totally deaf or deaf and dumb | Attending Certified Schools or Classes for the Deaf | 10 | 13 | 23 |
| Attending Public Elementary Schools | - | - | - | ||
| At other Institutions | — | — | — | ||
| At no School or Institution | — | — | — | ||
| (it) Suitable for training in a School or Class for the partially deaf | Attending Certified Schools or Classes for the Deaf | - | 7 | 7 | |
| Attending Public Elementary Schools | 3 | 2 | 5 | ||
| At other Institutions | — | — | — | ||
| At no School or Institution | — | — | — | ||
| Mentally Defective | Feebleminded (cases not notifiable to the Local Control Authority) | Attending Certified Schools for Mentally Defective Chn. | 21 | 15 | 36 |
| Attending Public Elementary Schools | 98 | 46 | 144 | ||
| At other Institutions | — | 1 | 1 | ||
| At no School or Institution | 12 | 17 | 291 | ||
| Notified to the Local Authority during the year | Feebleminded | 1 | 2 | 3 | |
| Imbeciles | 1 | 1 | 2 | ||
| Idiots | — | — | — | ||
| Epileptics | Suffering from severe epilepsy | Attending Certified Special Schools for Epileptics | 2 | 3 | 5 |
| In Institutions other than Certified Special Schools | - | - | - | ||
| Attending Public Elementary Schools | - | - | - | ||
| At no School or Institution | 4 | 8 | 12* | ||
| Suffering from epilepsy which is not severe | Attending Public Elementary Schools | 9 | 8 | 17 | |
| At no School or Institution | - | - | - |
* Two boys and four girls included under these headings are both
Epileptic and Feeble-Minded.