London's Pulse: Medical Officer of Health reports 1848-1972
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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 1950
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for London County Council]
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| A. | Children not in special schools :— | |||
| Found to be blind | 9 | 4 | 13 | |
| Found to be partially sighted | 41 | 27 | 68 | |
| Found to be fit for ordinary school with "care " | 32 | 53 | 85 | |
| Found to be fit for ordinary school | 19 | 17 | 36 | |
| B. | Children already in attendance at special schools :— | |||
| Found to be no longer blind | — | — | — | |
| Found to be no longer partially sighted | 12 | 15 | 27 | |
| Recommended to continue blind school | 1 | 1 | 2 | |
| Recommended to continue partially sighted school | 7 | 3 | 10 | |
| Recommended for transfer from blind school to partially sighted school | 1 | 1 | 2 | |
| Recommended for transfer from partially sighted school to blind school | 5 | 1 | 6 | |
| Recommended for treatment before decision | 3 | — | 3 | |
| 130 | 122 | 252 | ||
Table 19—Hearing cases
| A. | Children not in special schools:— | Boys | Girls | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Found to be deaf | 60 | 25 | 85 | |
| Found to be partially deaf | 22 | 17 | 39 | |
| Found to be suitable for ordinary school with individual hearing aid and/or to sit in front row, etc | 31 | 24 | 55 | |
| Found to be suitable for ordinary school | 33 | 18 | 51 | |
| Recommended for treatment before decision made | 2 | — | 2 | |
| B. | Children in special schools:— | |||
| Found to be no longer deaf | — | 2 | 2 | |
| Found to be no longer partially deaf | 10 | 2 | 12 | |
| Recommended to continue deaf school | 4 | 1 | 5 | |
| Recommended to continue partially deaf school | 2 | 1 | 3 | |
| Recommended for transfer from deaf school to partially deaf school | 1 | 1 | 2 | |
| Recommended for transfer from partially deaf school to deaf school | 3 | 4 | 7 | |
| 168 | 95 | 263 | ||
Table 20—Epilepsy cases
| A. Children not in special schools. | Boys | Girls | Total |
|---|---|---|---|
| Found suitable for residential special schools for epileptics ... | 30 | 17 | 47 |
| Found suitable for ordinary school | 14 | 9 | 23 |
| Found suitable for E.S.N. school | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| Found to be ineducable | 4 | 4 | 8 |
| Recommendation postponed | 4 | 4 | 8 |
| 53 | 35 | 88 |
B. One boy and two girls from residential special schools for epileptics were
examined and found to be fit to attend ordinary schools and one boy and one girl
were recommended for transfer to E.S.N. school.