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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
London County Council 1924
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for London County Council]
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TABLE III. Exceptional Children in London in 1924.
| Blind (including partially blind)— | Boys. | Girls. | Total. | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| (i.) Suitable for training in a school or class for the totally blind | Attending Certified Schools or Classes for the Blind | 167 | 142 | 309 |
| Attending Public Elementary Schools | — | — | — | |
| At other Institutions | — | — | — | |
| At no School or Institution | 10 | 4 | 14 | |
| (ii.) Suitable for training in a school or class for the partially blind | Attending Certified Schools or Classes for the partially Blind | 390 | 449 | 839 |
| Attending Public Elementary Schools | 35 | £.8 | 93 | |
| At other Institutions | — | — | — | |
| At no School or Institution | 6 | 8 | 14 | |
| 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 | 361 | 338 | 699 |
| Attending Public Elementary Schools | 3 | — | 3 | |
| At other Institutions | — | — | — | |
| At no School or Institution | 9 | 8 | 17 | |
| (ii.) Suitable for training in a school or class for the partially deaf | Attending Certified Schools or Classes for the partially deaf | 69 | 67 | 136 |
| Attending Public Elementary Schools | 2 | 5 | 7 | |
| At other Institutions | — | — | — | |
| At no School or Institution | — | 1 | 1 | |
| Mentally defective. | ||||
| Feeble-minded (cases not notifiable to the Local Control Authorities) | Attending Certified Schools for Mentally Defective Children | 3,857 | 3,011 | 6,868 |
| Attending Public Elementary Schools | 9 | 8 | 17 | |
| *At other Institutions | 251 | 153 | 404 | |
| †At no School or Institution | 42 | 36 | 78 | |
| Notified to the Local Control Authority during the year | Feeble-minded | 40 | 62 | 102 |
| Imbeciles | 70 | 58 | 128 | |
| Idiots | 8 | 4 | 12 | |
| Epileptics. | ||||
| Suffering from severe epilepsy | Attending Certified Special Schools for Epileptics | 44 | 37 | 81 |
| In Institutions other than Certified Special Schools | 25 | 27 | 52 | |
| ††Attending Public Elementary Schools | 15 | 10 | 25 | |
| At no School or Institution | 65 | 90 | 155 | |
| Suffering from epilepsy which is not severe | Attending Public Elementary Schools— Ordinary | 286 | 291 | 577 |
| Special | 86 | 66 | 152 | |
| At no School or Institution | — | — | _ | |
| Physically defective. | ||||
| Infectious pulmonary and glandular tuberculosis | *At Sanatoria or Sanatorium Schools approved | |||
| by the Ministry of Health or the Board | 75 | 178 | 253 | |
| At Certified Day Open-air Schools | 132 | 107 | 239 | |
| At other Institutions | 7 | 2 | 9 | |
| At no school or Institution | 33 | 31 | 64 | |
| Non-infectious but active pulmonary and glandular tuberculosis | *At Sanatoria or Sanatorium Schools approved by the Ministry of Health or the Board ... | 64 | 147 | 211 |
| At Certified Residential Open-air Schools | — | — | _ | |
| At Certified Day Open-air Schools | 88 | 71 | 159 | |
| ‡At Public Elementary Schools | 97 | 80 | 177 | |
| At other Institutions | _ | _ | _ | |
| At no School or Institution | — | — | — |
* Some of these may not have come to the notice of the School Medical Officer, but have been dealt
with throughout by the Guardians.
† 33 of these were ill.
‡ Discovered at medical inspections and referred for treatment.
†† Awaiting admission to Colony.