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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 1931
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for London County Council]
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Table III—continued. Exceptional children in London in 1931—continued.
| Boys. | Girls. | Total. | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pulmonary tuberculosis. | ||||
| Active pulmonary tuberculosis (including pleura and intrathoracic glands). | At sanatoria or sanatorium schools approved by the Ministry of Health or the Board of Education | 137 | 146 | 283 |
| At certified day open-air schools | 135 | 105 | 240 | |
| At other institutions | — | _ | _ | |
| At no school or institution | 13 | 15 | 28 | |
| Quiescent or arrested pulmonary tuberculosis (including pleura and intrathoracic glands). | At sanatoria or sanatorium schools approved by the Ministry of Health or the Board of Educa tion | — | — | — |
| At certified residential open-air schools | — | — | — | |
| At certified day open-air schoolsj | 201 | 129 | 330 | |
| At public elementary schools | 83 | 81 | 164 | |
| At other institutions | — | — | — | |
| At no school or institution | 5 | 6 | 11 | |
| Non-pulmonaru tuberculosis. | ||||
| Tuberculosis of bones and joints (not including deformities due to old tuberculosis). | At sanatoria or hospital schools approved by the Ministry of Health or the Board of Education | 347 | 277 | 624 |
| At public elementary schools** | 28 | 16 | 44 | |
| At other institutions | — | — | — | |
| At no school or institution | — | — | — | |
| Physically defective. | At certified residential cripple schools | — | — | — |
| Delicate children, i.e., all children (except those included in other groups) whose general health renders it desirable that they should be specially selected for admission to an open-air school. | ||||
| At certified day cripple schools | 8 | 4 | 12 | |
| At certified residential open-air schools | 299 | 229 | 528 | |
| At certified day open-air schools | 966 | 682 | 1,648 | |
| At public elementary schools | 2,464 | 1,966 | 4,430 | |
| At other institutions§ | 362 | 313 | 675 | |
| At no school or institution | 175 | 243 | 418 | |
| Crippled children (other than those with active tuberculous disease) who are suffering from a degree of crippling sufficiently severe to interfere materially with a child's normal mode of life. | At certified hospital schools | 32 | 20 | 52 |
| At certified residential cripple schools | 15 | 6 | 21 | |
| At certified day cripple schools | 1,254 | 1,008 | 2,262 | |
| At certified residential open-air schools | — | — | — | |
| At certified day open-air schools | — | — | — | |
| At public elementary schools | — | — | — | |
| At other institutions§ | 221 | 216 | 437 | |
| At no school or institution | 31 | 30 | 61 | |
| Children with heart disease, i.e., children whose defect is so severe as to necessitate the provision of educational facilities other than those of the public elementary school. | At certified hospital schools | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| At certified residential cripple schools | — | — | — | |
| At certified day cripple schools | 684 | 900 | 1,584 | |
| At certified residential open-air schools | — | — | — | |
| At certified day open-air schools | — | — | — | |
| At public elementary schools | — | — | — | |
| At other institutions | 246 | 379 | 625 | |
| At no school or institution¶ | 63 | 93 | 156 | |
* At the time of report were waiting admission to schools for the mentally defective.
Chiefly institutions formerly under the Metropolitan Asylums Board, where special instruction
is provided.
†Institutions formerly under the Metropolitan Asylums Board.
‡These were all receiving treatment but in many instances opinions may vary as to whether the
conditions are active or quiescent.
**The disease is not active and children might be regarded as suffering from the past effects rather
than present tuberculosis. It is uncertain whether these cases should be classed here or under crippled
children.
§ At special hospitals approved by the Ministry of Health. Education is provided at the institutions
which have since been recognised as special schools.
H At the time of report were awaiting admission to schools for the physically defective.
H 2