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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
Hornsey 1921
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Hornsey, Borough of]
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TABLE 3.—NUMERICAL RETURN OF ALL EXCEPTIONAL CHILDREN IN THE AREA IN 1951.
| Boys | Girls | Total | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Blind (including partially blind) within the meaning of the Elementary Ed. (Blind & Deaf Children) Act, 1893. | Attending Public Elementary Schools | |||||
| Attending Certified Schools for the Blind | 4 | 1 | 5 | |||
| Not at School | — | — | — | |||
| Deaf and Dumb (including partially deaf) within the meaning of the Elementary Ed. (Blind & Deaf Children) Act, 1893. | Attending Public Elementary Schools | |||||
| Attending Certified Schools for the Deaf | 1 | 4 | 5 | |||
| Not at School | — | — | — | |||
| Mentally Deficient. | Feeble Minded. | Attending Public Elementary Schools | ||||
| Attending Certified Schools for Mentally Defective Children | 12 | 14 | 26 | |||
| Notified to Local Control Authority by Local Education Authority during year | 3 | 2 | 5 | |||
| Not at School | 2 | 1 | 3 | |||
| Imbeciles. | At School | — | — | — | ||
| Not at School | 1 | 5 | 6 | |||
| Idiots. | — | — | — | |||
| Epileptics. | Attending Public Elementary Schools | — | — | — | ||
| Attending Certified Schools for Epileptics | 3 | 1 | 4 | |||
| In Institutions other than Certified Schools | — | — | — | |||
| Not at School | — | 1 | 1 | |||
| Physically Defective. | Pulmonary Tuberculosis. | Attending Public Elementary Schools | 15 | 6 | 21 | |
| Attending Certified Schools for Phy. Def. Children | — | — | — | |||
| In Institutions other than Certified Schools (Sanatoria) | 2 | — | 2 | |||
| Not at School | 3 | 2 | 5 | |||
| Crippling due to Tuberculosis. | Attending Public Elementary Schools | 3 | 5 | 8 | ||
| Attending Certified Schools for Phy. Def. Children | — | — | — | |||
| In Institutions other than Certified Schools | _ | _ | — | |||
| Not at School | — | 2 | 2 | |||
| Crippling due to other causes than Tuberculosis, i.e.: Paralysis. Rickets. Traumatism. | Attending Public Elementary Schools | 15 | 9 | 24 | ||
| AttendingCertified Schools for Phy. Def. Children | — | — | — | |||
| In Institutions other than Certified Schools | — | — | — | |||
| Not at School | 3 | 2 | 5 | |||
| Other Physical Defectives, eg.— Delicate and other Children suitable for admission to Open-air Schools. Children suffering from Severe Heart Disease. | Attending Public Elementary Schools | 58 | 30 | 88 | ||
| Attending Open-air Schools | — | — | — | |||
| Attending Certified Schools for Phy. Def. Children other than Open-air Schools | — | — | — | |||
| Not at School | 1 | 1 | 2 | |||
| Dull or Backward | Retarded 2 years | 1 | 1 | 178 | ||
| Retarded 3 years | — | — | 126 | |||