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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
Acton 1913
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Acton]
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Table 8 —
| Boys | Girls | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Physically Defective— | |||
| Pulmonary Tuberculosis— | |||
| Attending Public Elementary Schools | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| Attending Certified Schools for Physically Defective Children | — | — | — |
| Not at School | 3 | 6 | 9 |
| Other forms of Tuberculosis— | |||
| Attending Public Elementary Schools | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| Attending Certified Schools for Physically Defective Children | — | — | — |
| Not at School | — | — | — |
| Cripples other than Tubercular— | |||
| Attending Public Elementary Schools | 3 | 5 | 8 |
| Attending Certified Schools for Physically Defective Children | — | — | — |
| Not at School | 1 | — | 1 |
Blind Children.
Three children are provided for in the Hants and Isle of
Wight Home for the Blind, Southsea, and at present there are
no others in the Acton area.
Epileptic Children.
if in school are kept under close and frequent supervision, and
only those who do not have fits in the daytime are allowed to
attend.
The one excluded case is now just over school age.