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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 1926
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Hornsey, Borough of]
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TABLE III.—RETURN OF ALL EXCEPTIONAL CHILDREN IN THE AREA.
| Boys | Girls | Total | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Blind (including partially blind). | (i) Suitable for training in a School or Class for the totally blind. | Attending Certified Schools or Classes for the Blind | – | – | – |
| Attending Public Elementary Schools | — | _ | _ | ||
| At other Institutions | — | — | — | ||
| At no School or Institution | — | — | — | ||
| (ii) Suitable fortraining in a School or class for the partially blind. | Attending Certified Schools or Classes for the Blind | 6 | 6 | 12 | |
| Attending Public Elementary Schools | |||||
| At other Institutions | — | — | – | ||
| At no School or Institution | — | — | — | ||
| Deaf (including deaf and dumb and partially deaf). | (i) Suitable for traini n g in a School or Class for the totally deaf or deaf and dumb. | Attending Certified Schools or Classes for the Deaf | 3 | 4 | 7 |
| Attending Public Elementary Schools | — | — | – | ||
| At other Institutions | 1 | — | 1 | ||
| At no School or Institution | – | – | – | ||
| (ii) Suitable for training in a School or Class for the partially deaf. | Attending Certified Schools or Classes for the Deaf | – | – | – | |
| Attending Public Elementary Schools | – | – | – | ||
| At other Institutions | — | — | — | ||
| At no School or Institution | — | — | — | ||
| Mentally Defective. | Feebleminded (cases not notifiable to the Local Control Authority.) | Attending Certified Schools for Mentally Defective Children | 12 | 18 | 30 |
| Attending Public Elementary Schools | – | – | – | ||
| At other Institutions | — | — | — | ||
| At no School or Institution | — | — | — | ||
| Notified 10 the Local Control Authority during the vear. | Feebleminded | 3 | 3 | 6 | |
| Imbeciles | — | 1 | 1 | ||
| Idiots | – | – | — | ||
| Epileptics | Suffering from severe epilepsy. | Attending Certified Special Schools for Epileptics | 2 | – | 2 |
| In Institutions other than Certified Special Schools | – | – | – | ||
| Attending Public Elementary Schools | – | – | – | ||
| At no School or Institution | — | — | — | ||
| Suffering from epilepsy which is not severe | Attending Public Elementary Schools | 3 | 3 | 6 | |
| At no School or Institution | — | 1 | 1 |