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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 1922
[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 1922.
| 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 | 2 | 1 | 3 | |||
| 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 | 2 | 6 | 8 | |||
| Not at School | – | 1 | 1 | |||
| Mentally Deficient. | Feeble Minded. | Attending Public Elementary Schools | – | – | – | |
| Attending Certified Schools for Mentally Defective Children | 11 | 10 | 21 | |||
| Notifie4 to Local Control Authority by Local Education Authority during year | 5 | 5 | 10 | |||
| Not at School | 3 | 2 | 5 | |||
| Imbeciles. | At School | – | – | – | ||
| Not at School | 5 | 5 | 10 | |||
| Idiots | – | – | – | |||
| Epileptics. | Attending Public Elementary Schools | – | – | – | ||
| Attending Certified Schools for Epileptics | 3 | – | 3 | |||
| In Institutions other than Certified Schools | – | – | – | |||
| Not at School | 1 | 1 | 2 | |||
| Physically Defective. | Pulmonary Tuberculosis. | Attending Public Elementary Schools | 43 | 25 | 68 | |
| Attending Certified Schools for Phy. Def. Children | – | – | – | |||
| In Institutions other than Certified Schools (Sanatoria) | 4 | 3 | 7 | |||
| Not at School | 1 | 2 | 3 | |||
| Crippling due to Tuberculosis. | Attending Public Elementary Schools | 9 | 4 | 13 | ||
| Attending Certified Schools for Phy. Def. Children | – | – | – | |||
| In Institutions other than Certified Schools | – | – | – | |||
| | Not at School | – | – | – | |||
| Crippling due to other causes than Tuberculosis, i.e. : Paralysis. Rickets. Traumatism. | Attending Public Elementary Schools | 7 | 10 | 17 | ||
| Attending Certified Schools for Phy. Def. Children | – | – | – | |||
| In Institutions other than Certified Schools | – | – | – | |||
| Not at School | 4 | 3 | 7 | |||
| 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 | 71 | 53 | 124 | ||
| Attending Open-air Schools | – | – | – | |||
| Attending Certified Schools for Phy. Def. Children other than Open-air Schools | – | – | – | |||
| Not at School | 3 | 3 | 6 | |||
| Dull or Backward | Retarded 2 years | – | – | 178 | ||
| Retarded 3 years | – | – | 126 | |||