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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 1936
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Tottenham]
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| Combination of Defect. | At Certified Special Schools. | At Public Elementary Schools. | At other Institutions. | At no School or Institution. | Total. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Feeble-minded and Crippled | 3 | - | - | - | 3 |
| Feeble-minded and Epileptic | 1 | — | — | — | 1 |
| Crippled and Deaf | — | — | — | 1 | 1 |
| Tuberculosis and Heart | - | - | - | 1 | 1 |
Table III.— Continued.
Statement of the Number of Children Notified during the Year ended
31st December, 1936, by the Local Education Authority to the Local
Mental Deficiency Authority.
Total number of children notified, 29.
| Diagnosis. | Boys. | Girls. |
|---|---|---|
| (1) (i) Children incapable of receiving benefit or further benefit from instruction in a Special School:— | ||
| (a) Idiots | 1 | - |
| (b) Imbeciles | 1 | 2 |
| (c) Others | 13 | 7 |
| (ii) Children unable to be instructed in a Special School without detriment to the interests of other children:— | ||
| (a) Moral Defectives | 1 | — |
| (b) Others | — | |
| (2) Feeble-minded children notified on leaving a Special School on or before attaining the age of 16 | 2 | 2 |
| (3) Feeble-minded children notified under Article 5 of the 1914 Regulations or under Article 3 of the 1928 Regulations, i.e., "special circumstances" cases | - | - |
| (4) Children who, in addition to being mentally defective, were blind or deaf | — | — |
| Grand Total | 18 | 11 |
In addition, 4 boys under seven years of age, who came
under our notice, have been intimated, at his request, to the
Officer under the Mental Deficiency Act.