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 Hornsey, Borough of]
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TABLE III.—RETURN OF ALL EXCEPTIONAL CHILDREN IN THE AREA. (See Note A.).
Boys | Girls | Total | |||
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Blind (including partially blind). (See note b) | (i) Suitable for training in a School or Class for the totally blind. | Attending Certified Schools or Classes for the Blind | – | 2 | 2 |
Attending Public Elementary Schools (see note c) | – | – | – | ||
At other Institutions | — | — | — | ||
At no School or Institution | — | — | — | ||
Attending Certified Schools or Classes for the Blind | 4 | 3 | 7 | ||
Attending Public Elementary Schools (see note c) | |||||
At other Institutions | — | — | — | ||
At no School or Institution | — | — | — | ||
(i) Suitable for train-in g in a School or Class for the totally deaf or deaf and dumb. | Attending Certified Schools or Classes for the Deaf ... | 3 | 5 | 8 | |
Attending Public Elementary Schools (see note c) | — | — | – | ||
At other Institutions | — | — | — | ||
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 (see note c) | — | — | – | ||
At other Institutions | — | — | — | ||
At no School or Institution | — | — | — | ||
Mentally Defective. | Feebleminded (cases not notifiable to the Local Control Authority.) (See note e) | Attending Certified Schools for Mentally Defective Children | 14 | 16 | 30 |
Attending Public Elementary Schools (see note c) | – | – | – | ||
At other Institutions | — | — | — | ||
At no School or Institution | — | — | — | ||
Notified to the Local Control Authority during the rear. | Feeble-minded | 1 | – | 1 | |
Imbeciles | 2 | 1 | 3 | ||
Idiots | – | – | – | ||
Epileptics | Suffering from severe epilepsy. (See note f) | Attending Certified Special Schools for Epileptics | – | – | – |
In Institutions other than Certified Special Schools | – | – | – | ||
Attending Public Elementary Schools (see note c) | – | – | – | ||
At no School or Institution | 1 | 2 | 3 | ||
Suffering from epilepsy which is not severe (See note g) | Attending Public Elementary Schools (see note c) | 3 | 4 | 7 | |
At no School or Institution | – | – | – |