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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 1937
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Barking]
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(13) BLIND, DEAF, DEFECTIVE AND EPILEPTIC CHILDREN.
The following table shows the number of children who have attended at the Faircross Special School—in the Open-Air, Physically Defective and Mentally Defective Sections—and, in addition, in other parts of the report will be found figures as to how many children have been admitted to the Brookfield Orthopaedic Hospital and elsewhere for orthopaedic conditions:—
| Open-Air Section | Physically Defective Section | Mentally Defective Section | |
|---|---|---|---|
| No. on Register on 31.12.30 | 99 | 24 | 69 |
| No. admitted during 1937 | 43 | 14 | 16 |
| No. discharged during 1937:— | |||
| (a) Decertified | 38 | 7 | 3 |
| (b) Left district, admitted to Hospital, etc. | 19 | 6 | 17 |
| No. on Register on 31.12.37 | 85 | 25 | 65 |
Hereunder are particulars of the number of children maintained by the Authority in special schools outside the district as at December 31st, 1937:—
| (a) Certified Schools for the Blind and Partially-Sighted: | |
| East Anglian School for the Blind (Residential), Gorleston | 1 |
| Brighton School for Blind Boys (Residential), Brighton | 2 |
| Barclay School for Blind Girls (Residential), Brighton | 1 |
| Monega Road School for the Partially-Sighted (Day), East Ham | 1 |
| (b) Certified Schools for the Deaf: | |
| Frederick Road Deaf Centre (Day), West Ham | 12 |
| (c) Certified Schools for Mentally Defective Children: | |
| Royal Eastern Counties Institution, Colchester | 1 |
| (d) Certified Schools for Physically Defective Children: | |
| St. Michael's Orthopaedic Hospital-School, Clacton-on-Sea | 1 |
| Cheyne Hospital, Chelsea | 1 |
| Edgar Lee Heart Home, Willesden | 1 |
| Lancing Heart Home, Lancing | 1 |