Hints from the Health Department. Leaflet from the archive of the Society of Medical Officers of Health. Credit: Wellcome Collection, London
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Wimbledon]
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Boys. | Girls. | Total. | |||
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Pulmonary Tuberculosis | Attending Public Elementary Schools | 1 | 3 | 4 | |
Attending Certified Schools for Physically Defective Children | - | - | - | ||
In Institutions other than Certified Schools | - | - | - | ||
Not at School | - | - | - | ||
Crippling due to Tuberculosis | Attending Public Elementary Schools | 3 | - | 3 | |
Attending Certified Schools for Physically Defective Children | - | - | - | ||
In Institutions other than Certified Schools | - | - | - | ||
Not at School | - | - | - | ||
Physically Defective | Crippling due to causes other | Attending Public Elementary Schools | 3 | 6 | 9 |
than Tuberculosis, i e. Paralysis, Rickets, | Attending Certified Schools for Physically Defective Children | 3 | 1 | 4 | |
Traumatism | In Institutions other than Certified Schools | - | - | - | |
Not at School | - | 1 | 1 | ||
Other Physical Defectives, e.g. delicate and other children suitable for admission to Open Air Schools and children suffer-ing from severe Heart Disease | Attending Public Elementary Schools | 3 | 6 | 9 | |
Attending Open - Air Schools | - | - | - | ||
Attending Certified Schools for Physically Defective Children other than Open-Air Schools | - | - | - | ||
Not at School | - | - | |||
Dull or Backward | Retarded two years | 13 | 22 | 35 | |
Retarded three years | - | - | - |