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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 1937
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Acton]
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STATEMENT OF THE NUMBER OF CHILDREN NOTIFIED DURING THE YEAR ENDED 31st DECEMBER, 1937, BY THE LOCAL EDUCATION AUTHORITY TO THE LOCAL MENTAL DEFICIECT
AUTHORITY.
| Diagnosis. | Boys. | Girls. |
|---|---|---|
| 1. (i) Children incapable of receiving benefit or further benefit from instruction in a Special School: | ||
| (a) idiots | — | - |
| (b) Imbeciles | — | 1 |
| (c) Others | — | - |
| (ii) Children unable to be instructed in a Special School without detriment to the interests of other children: | ||
| (a) Moral defectives | — | - |
| (b) Others | — | - |
| 2. Feeble-minded children notified on leaving a Special School on or before attaining the age of 16 | 2 | 3 |
| 3. Feeble-minded children notified under Article 3, i.e., "special circumstances" cases | — | - |
| 4. Children who in addition to being mentally defective were blind or deaf | — | - |
| Grand Total | 2 | 4 |
We are,
Your Obedient Servants,
D. J. THOMAS.
E. MADELEY.