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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
Ilford 1919
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Ilford]
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TABLE III.—Numerical Return of all. Exceptional Children in the area in 1919.
| Boys. | Girls. | Total. | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Blind (including partially blind) | Attending Public Elementary Schools | — | — | — | |
| Attending Certified Schools for the Blind | 1 | — | 1 | ||
| Not at School | — | — | — | ||
| Deaf and Dumb (including partially deaf) | Attending Public Elementary Schools | — | — | — | |
| Attending Certified Schools for the Deaf | 4 | 1 | 5 | ||
| Not at School | — | — | — | ||
| Mentally Deficient | Feeble Minded | Attending Public Elementary Schools | 6 | 3 | 9 |
| Attending Certified Schools for Mentally Defective Children | 2 | 2 | 4 a | ||
| Notified to the Local (Control) Authority during the year | — | 1 | 1 | ||
| Not at School | 3 | 5 | 8 | ||
| Imbeciles | At School | — | — | — | |
| Not at School | 7 | 9 | 166 | ||
| Idiots | 1 | __— | 1 | ||
| Epileptics | Attending Public Elementary Schools | 3 | 2 | 5c | |
| Attending Certified Schools for Epileptics | — | — | — | ||
| Not at School | — | 1 | 1c | ||
| Pulmonary Tuberculosis | Attending Public Elementary Schools | 14 | 11 | 25 | |
| Attending Certified Schools for Physically Defective Children | — | — | — | ||
| Not at School | 5 | 4 | 9 | ||
| Physically Defective | Other forms of Tuberculosis | Attending Public Elementary Schools | 11 | 13 | 24 |
| Attending Certified Schools for Physically Defective Children | — | — | — | ||
| Not at School | 3 | 6 | 9 | ||
| Cripples other than Tubercular | Attending Public Elementary Schools | 20 | 17 | 37 | |
| Attending Certified Schools for Physically Defective Children | — | 1 | 1 | ||
| Not at School | 3 | 3 | 6 | ||
| *Dull or Backward | Retarded 2 years | 133 | 78 | 211c | |
| Retarded 3 years | 39 | 26 | 65c | ||
*Judging according to age and standard.
(a) All of these are in Residential Institutions, (b) of these three were also
Physically Defective and three were Epileptic, (c) These figures are incomplete