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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
Barking 1924
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Barking]
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TABLE—RETURN OF ALL EXCEPTIONAL CHILDREN IN THE AREA.
| Boys. | Girls. | Total. | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Blind including partially blind.) | (I.) Suitable for training in a School or Class for the totally blind. | Attending Certified Schools or Classes for the Blind | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| Attending Public Elementary Schools | — | — | — | ||
| At other Institutions | — | — | — | ||
| At no School or Institution | — | — | — | ||
| (11.) Suitable for training in a School or Class for the partially blind. | Attending Certified Schools or Classes for the Blind | — | 1 | 1 | |
| Attending Public Elementary Schools | — | — | — | ||
| At other Institutions | — | — | — | ||
| At no School or Institution | — | — | — | ||
| Deaf (including deaf and partially deaf. | (I.) Suitable for training in a School or Class for the totally deaf or deaf and dumb. | Attending Certified Schools or Classes for the Deaf | 2 | 4 | 6 |
| Attending Public Elementary Schools | — | — | — | ||
| At other Institutions | — | — | — | ||
| At no School or Institution | — | — | — | ||
| (If.) Suitable for training in a School or Class for partially deaf. | Attending Certified Schools or Classes for the Deaf | — | 2 | 2 | |
| Attending Public Elementary Schools | — | — | — | ||
| At ether Institutions | — | — | — | ||
| At no School or Institution | — | — | — | ||
| Mentally Defective | Feeble Minded (cases not notifiable to the Local Control Authority. | Attending Certified Schools for Mentally Defective Children | 14 | 21 | 35 |
| Attending Public Elementary Schools | — | — | — | ||
| At other Institutions | — | — | — | ||
| At no School or Institution | — | — | — | ||
| Notified to the Local Control Authority during the year. | Feebleminded | — | — | — | |
| Imbeciles | 4 | — | 4 | ||
| Idiots | 2 | 1 | 3 | ||
| Epilepsy. | Suffering from severe Epilepsy. | Attending Certified Special Schoools for Epileptics | — | — | — |
| In Institutions other than Certified Special Schools | — | — | — | ||
| Attending Public Elementary Schools | — | — | — | ||
| At no School or Institution | 1 | — | 1 | ||
| Suffering from Epilepsy which is not severe. | Attending Public Elementary Schools | 2 | 4 | 6 | |
| At no School or Institution | — | — | — |