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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 1929
[Report of the School Medical Officer for Barking]
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TABLE III.—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 | - | - | - |
| Attending Public Elementary Schools | - | - | - | ||
| At other Institutions | - | — | - | ||
| At no School or Institution | - | — | - | ||
| (II.) Suitable for training in a School or Class for the partially blind. | Attending Certified Schools or Classes for the Blind | - | 2 | 2 | |
| Attending Public Elementary Schools | 1 | - | 1 | ||
| At other Institutions | - | — | — | ||
| At no School or Institution | - | — | — | ||
| Deal (including deaf and dumb 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 | 3 | 3 | 6 |
| Attending Public Elementary Schools | - | - | - | ||
| At other Institutions | — | — | — | ||
| At no School or Institution | 1 | - | 1 | ||
| (II.) Suitable for training in a School or Class for partially deaf. | Attending Certified Schools or Classes for the Deaf | - | - | - | |
| Attending Public Elementary Schools | - | - | - | ||
| At other 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 | 22 | 24 | 40 |
| Attending Public Elementary Schools | - | - | - | ||
| At other Institutions | — | — | — | ||
| At no School or Institution | — | — | — | ||
| Notified to the Local Control Authority during the year. | Feeble minded | 1 | 2 | 3 | |
| Imbeciles | — | — | — | ||
| Idiots | |||||
| Epilepsy. | Suffering from severe Epilepsy. | Attending Certified Special Schools for Epileptics | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| In Institutions other than Certified Special Schools | - | - | - | ||
| Attending Public Elementary Schools | - | -_ | - | ||
| At no School or Institution | — | — | — | ||
| Suffering from Epilepsy which is not severe. | Attending Public Elementary Schools | 2 | 4 | 6 | |
| At no School or Institution | - | - | - |