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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 1934
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for London County Council]
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There were also 653 cases returned, on improvement, to elementary schools, or,
when over 14 years of age, deemed to be no longer certifiable. The details are
as follow:—
Table 40.
| Action taken. | Special school classification. | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| p.d. | m.d. | Blind. | Partially sighted. | Deaf. | Partially deaf. | Total. | |
| Returned, on improvement, to elementary schools | 210 | 13 | - | 15 | 3 | 8 | 249 |
| Over 14 years of age and excluded as no longer certifiable | 229 | 65 | 2 | 106 | 2 | - | 404 |
| Total | 439 | 78 | 2 | 121 | 5 | 8 | 653 |
The following table classifies the children who improved to such an extent
that they were able to return from the schools for physically defective children
to the ordinary elementary schools, or were "no longer certifiable" as defective
between the ages of 14 and 16 years :—
Decertification
of
physically
defective
children.
Table 41.
| Morbid conditions. | Cases deemed no longer certifiable. | Cases deemed fit to return to elementary schools. |
|---|---|---|
| Infantile paralysis | 17 | 7 |
| Cerebral paralysis | 1 | — |
| Various paralyses | 3 | 1 |
| Tuberculosis of bones and joints | 26 | 19 |
| Osteomyelitis | 7 | 8 |
| Rickets and resulting deformities | — | 6 |
| Congenital deformities | 10 | 12 |
| Scoliosis | 1 | — |
| Traumata and amputations | 4 | 8 |
| Non-tuberculous arthritis and synovitis | 6 | 14 |
| Rheumatism and chorea | 22 | 26 |
| Various chest conditions—fibrosis, bronchitis, asthma | 2 | 2 |
| Heart diseases— | ||
| Congenital | 3 | 7 |
| Acquired valvular | 97 | 67 |
| Non-valvular | 26 | 24 |
| Anaemia | — | 2 |
| Various nervous conditions—ataxia, etc. | — | 1 |
| Other diseases—chiefly medical | 4 | 6 |
| Total | 229 | 210 |
Table 36 (p. 63) indicating the number of children examined to determine
whether some form of special education might be desirable appeared to indicate
some difference in sex distribution in the case of those diagnosed as mentally defective
or epileptic and of those suspected of being physically defective. To inquire further
into this point Dr. Shrubsall and Dr. Williams have taken the records of the children
Sex distribution
in
defective
children.