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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 1930
[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 | — | 1 | 1 | |
| Attending Public Elementary Schools | 1 | — | 1 | ||
| At other Institutions | — | — | — | ||
| At no School or Institution | — | — | — | ||
| Deaf (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 | 2 | 3 | 5 |
| Attending Public Elementary Schools | — | — | — | ||
| At other Institutions | — | — | — | ||
| At no School or Institution | 1 | — | 1 | ||
| (II.) Suitable for training in a School or Class for the partially deaf. | Attending Certified Schools or Classes for the Deaf | — | — | — | |
| Attending Public Elementary Schools | — | — | — | ||
| At other Institutions | — | — | — . | ||
| At no School or Institution | — | — | — | ||
| Mentally Defective | Feebleminded (cases not notifiable to the Local Control Authority.) | Attending Certified Schools for Mentally Defective Children | 29 | 20 | 49 |
| Attending Public Elementary-Schools | 1 | 1 | |||
| At other Institutions | — | — | — | ||
| At no School or Institution | — | — | — | ||
| Notified to the Local Control Authority during the year. | Feeble-minded | See Form 307M | |||
| Imbeciles | |||||
| Idiots | |||||
| Epileptics. | Suffering from severe Epilepsy. | Attending Certified Special Schools for Epileptics | — | 1 | 1 |
| 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 | 3 | 5 | |
| At no School or Institution | — | — | — | ||