Hints from the Health Department. Leaflet from the archive of the Society of Medical Officers of Health. Credit: Wellcome Collection, London
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Acton]
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table III.
Return of all Exceptional Children in the Area.
Boys. | Girls | Total. | |
---|---|---|---|
Multiple Defects | 2 | 1 | 3 |
Blind—(including partially blind): | |||
Suitable for training in a School for the totally blind: | |||
At Certified Schools for the Blind | 2 | — | 2 |
At Public Elementary Schools | — | — | — |
At other Institutions | — | — | — |
At no School or Institution | — | — | — |
Suitable for training in. a School for the partially Blind: | |||
At Certified Schools for the Blind or Partially Blind | — | — | — |
At Public Elementary School | 1 | — | 1 |
At other Institutions | 1 | — | 1 |
At no School or Institution | — | 1 | 1 |
Deaf—(including deaf and dumb and partially deaf): | |||
Suitable for training in a School for the totally deaf or deaf and dumb: | |||
At Certified Schools for the Deaf | — | 3 | 3 |
At Public Elementary Schools | 2 | — | 2 |
At other Institutions | — | — | — |
At no School or Institution | — | — | — |
Suitable for training in a School for the partially deaf: | |||
At Certified Schools for the Deaf or Partially Deaf | — | — | — |
At Public Elementary Schools | — | — | — |
At other Institutions | — | — | — |
At no School or Institution | — | — | — |
Mentally Defective: | |||
Feebleminded : | |||
At Certified Schools for Mentally Defective Children | 26 | 16 | 42 |
At Public Elementary Schools | — | — | — |
At other Institutions | — | — | — |
At no School or Institution | — | — | — |
Notified to the Local Mental Deficiency Authority during the year | — | — | — |
Epileptics: | |||
Suffering from severe epilepsy: | |||
At Certified Schools for Epileptics | 1 | — | 1 |
At Certified Residential Open Air Schools | — | — | — |
At Public Elementary Schools | — | — | — |
At other Institutions | — | — | — |
At no School or Institution | — | 1 | 1 |
Suffering from epilepsy which is not severe: | |||
At Public Elementary Schools | 1 | 1 | 2 |
At no School or Institution | — | — | — |
Physically Defective : | |||
Active pulmonary tuberculosis (including pleura and intrathoracic glands): | |||
At Sanatoria or Sanatorium Schools approved by the Ministry of Health or the Board | 1 | 1 | 2 |
At Certified Residential Open Air Schools | — | — | — |
At Certified Day Open Air Schools | — | — | — |
At Public Elementary Schools | — | — | — |
At other Institutions | — | — | — |
At no School or Institution | — | — | — |