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London County Council 1932

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

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STATISTICAL TABLES—Table II—continued. (a) Defects found at medical inspections in 1932. Elementary and special schools—continued.

Disease or defect.Routine inspections— defects.Special inspections— Defects.
Requiring treatment.Requiring observation.Elementary schoolsSpecial schools.
Nervous—Epilepsy202217928
Chorea78651197125
Paralysis13181192102
Other conditions1722230
Deformities—
Rickets72292717
Spinal curvature614523038920
Other7418493123277
Other conditions2,745221,32643,142986
Mental defects605171

(b) Children found at routine medical inspection to require treatment (excluding uncleanliness and dental disease).

Age group.Inspected.Found to require treatment.Percentage requiring treatment.
Entrants58,3459,86516.9
Age 853,1329,84018.5
Age 1269,42812,59118.1
Leavers (age 13¼)39,1206,39516.3
Total, elementary schools220,02538,69117.6
„ special schools1,870*29916.0

*Not including the 3peoial defects for which the children are in the special schools.

Table III. (a) Exceptional children in London in 1932.

Boys.Girls.Total.
Blind (including partially blind).
(1) Suitable for training in a school for the totally blind.At certified schools for the blind10592197
At public elementary schools
At other institutions33†
At no school or institution112
(2) Suitable for training in a school for the partially blind.At certified schools for the blind or partially blind365482847
At public elementary schools81119
At other institutions51217†
At no school or institution
Deaf (including deaf and dumb and partially deaf).
(1) Suitable for training in a school for the totally deaf or deaf and dumb.At certified schools for the deaf...300263563
At public elementary schools
At other institutions213†
At no school or institution112
(2) Suitable for training in a school for the partially deaf.At certified schools for the deaf or partially deaf7495169
At public elementary schools33
At other institutions11819†
At no school or institution
Mentally defective.
Feeble-mindedAt certified schools for mentally defective children2,5181,8454,363
At public elementary schools7310*
At other institutions11617†
At no school or institution336