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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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Table 24—Dual defects The following children were found on examination to suffer from more than one handicap:—
| Boys | Girls | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Recommended for Hayners Residential School | 7 | 8 | 15 |
| „ „ other schools for dual defects | 8 | 4 | 12 |
| „ „ E.S.N. schools | 3 | 2 | 5 |
| „ „ P.H. schools | 8 | 5 | 13 |
| „ „ blind schools | – | 1 | 1 |
| „ „ partially sighted schools | 3 | 2 | 5 |
| „ „ partially deaf schools | – | 3 | 3 |
| Recommended to stay at home pending the provision of a suitable school | 3 | 3 | 6 |
| Found to be blind and ineducable | 1 | – | 1 |
| „ „ deaf, P.H. and ineducable | – | 1 | 1 |
| „ ., blind, epileptic and ineducable | – | 2 | 2 |
| „ suitable for home tuition (excluding P.H.) | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| 34 | 33 | 67 |
Table 25—Speech defects
| Boys | Girls | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Recommended for speech therapy because of stammer | 128 | 26 | 154 |
| Recommended for speech therapy because of speech defect | 212 | 92 | 304 |
| Found to be unsuitable for speech therapy | 57 | 20 | 77 |
| 397 | 138 | 535 |
Table 26—Maladjusted children
| Boys | Girls | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Deemed to be maladjusted and suitable for residential placement | 183 | 86 | 269 |
| Deemed to be maladjusted and suitable for special classes | 69 | 22 | 91 |
| Deemed to be no longer in need of special educational treatment as maladjusted | 24 | 7 | 31 |
| 276 | 115 | 391 |
In addition, the Consultant Psychiatrist examined 61 children and the Council's
Psychiatrist examined 69 children and made special reports on them.
Table 27—Diabetic children Number of children found to be diabetic and suitable for residential treatment:—
| Boys | Girls | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|
| London children | 2 | – | 2 |
| Out-county children | 10 | 3 | 13 |
Three out-county boys were considered unsuitable for admission to the unit.