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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 1928
[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 for training in a School or Class for the partially blind. | Attending Certified Schools or Classes for the Blind | 7 | 10 | 17 | |
| Attending Public Elementary Schools | — | — | — | ||
| At other Institutions | — | — | — | ||
| At no School or Institution | — | — | — | ||
| Deaf (including deaf and dumb and partially deaf). | (i) Suitable for training in a School or Class for the totally deaf or deaf and dumb. | Attending Certified Schools or Classes for the Deaf | 4 | 4 | 8 |
| Attending Public Elementary Schools | — | — | — | ||
| At other Institutions | 11 | — | 11 | ||
| At no School or Institution | — | — | — | ||
| 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 | 11 | 13 | 24 |
| Attending Public Elementary Schools | — | — | — | ||
| At other Institutions | — | — | — | ||
| At no School or Institution | — | — | — | ||
| Notified to the Local Control Authority during the year. | Feeble-minded | 1 | — | 1 | |
| Imbeciles | 3 | 1 | 4 | ||
| Idiots | — | — | — | ||
| Epileptics | Suffering from severe epilepsy. | Attending Certified Special Schools for Epileptics | 1 | _ | 1 |
| 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 | 4 | 2 | 6 | |
| At no School or Institution | 1 | 1 | 2 |