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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 1932

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for London County Council]

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49
The numbers of children actually attending special schools will be found in
table III of the statistical tables at the end of this report.
Children
admitted to
P.D. schools.

Table: The Following statement shows the nature ot the conditions tound among the children certified as suitable for admission to schools for the physically defective at the admission examinations during the year:—

The Following statement shows the nature ot the conditions tound among the children certified as suitable for admission to schools for the physically defective at the admission examinations during the year:—

Morbid conditionsBoys.Girls.Total.
Infantile paralysis343064
Cerebral paralysis281947
Various paralyses111526
Tuberculosis of bones and joints8570155
Osteomyelitis22931
Rickets and resulting deformities8513
Congenital deformities221739
Traumata and amputations321042
Non-tuberculous arthritis and synovitis9211
Rheumatism and chorea263561
Various chest conditions—fibrosis, bronchitis, asthma6339102
Kidney diseases7815
Heart diseases—
Congenital203454
Acquired valvular188234422
Non-valvular4460104
Anaemia112
Pseudo-hypertrophic muscular dystrophy516
Various nervous conditions, ataxia, etc.112
Other diseases—chiefly medical12618
Total.........6185961,214

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Children
returned
to elementary
schools or
invalided.

Table: The following statement gives an analysis of the 483 cases examined for admission to special schools for the physically defective, as a result of which the children were either returned to elementary schools or were invalided as unfit for any school:—

The following statement gives an analysis of the 483 cases examined for admission to special schools for the physically defective, as a result of which the children were either returned to elementary schools or were invalided as unfit for any school:—

Morbid conditions.Elementary school.Invalided.
Infantile paralysis244
Cerebral paralysisVarious paralyses2 512 3
Tuberculosis of bones and joints175
Osteomyelitis65
Rickets and resulting deformities165
Congenital deformities141
Traumata and amputations142
Non-tuberculous arthritis and synovitis4—
Rheumatism and chorea7511
Various chest conditions—fibrosis, bronchitis, asthma305
Kidney diseases5_
Heart diseases—-
Congenital254
Acquired valvular6517
Non-valvular546
Anaemia212
Pseudo hypertrophic muscular dystrophy31
Various nervous conditions, ataxia, etc35
Other diseases—chiefly medical66
Total38994
483

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Rota visits to
the schools.
The special schools were visited at least once a quarter, and every child present
was seen at least once during the year ; the total number of examinations made was
18,758, and in addition 537 special examinations were made of children already on
the rolls of special schools in connection with applications for non-enforcement of