Hints from the Health Department. Leaflet from the archive of the Society of Medical Officers of Health. Credit: Wellcome Collection, London
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Beckenham]
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MEDICAL INSPECTION RETURNS.
TABLE III.
NUMERICAL RETURN OF ALL EXCEPTIONAL CHILDREN IN AREA IN 1920.
Boys. | Girls. | Total. | |||
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Blind (including partially blind) within the meaning of the Elementary Education (Blind and Deaf Children) Act, 1893. | Attending Public Elementary Schools | ... | ... | ... | |
Attending Certified Schools for the Blind | ... | 3 | 3 | ||
Not at School | ... | ... | ... | ||
Deaf and Dumb (including partially deaf) within the meaning of the Elementary Education (Blind and Deaf Children) Act, 1893. | Attending Public Elementary Schools | ... | ... | ... | |
Attending Certified Schools for the Deaf | 2 | 3 | 5 | ||
Not at School | ... | ... | ... | ||
Mentally Deficient | Feeble minded | Attending Public Elementary Schools | ... | ... | ... |
Attending Certified Schools for Mentally Defective Children | 11 | 2 | 13 | ||
Notified to the Local Control Authority by Local Education Authority during the year | 4 | 1 | 5 | ||
Not at School | ... | ... | ... | ||
Imbeciles | At School | ... | ... | ... | |
Not at School | ... | 1 | 1 | ||
Idiots | 2 | 2 | 4 | ||
Epileptics | Attending Public Elementary Schools | 1 | 1 | 2 | |
Attending Certified Schools for Epileptics | 2 | 2 | |||
In Institutions other than Certified Schools | ... | ... | ... | ||
Not at School | ... | 1 | 1 | ||
Physically Defective | Pulmonary Tuberculosis | Attending Public Elementarv Schools | 12 | 3 | 15 |
Attending Certified Schools for Physically Defective Children | ... | ... | ... | ||
In Institutions other than Certified Schools | ... | ... | ... | ||
Not at School | 2 | 2 | 4 | ||
Crippling due to Tuberculosis | Attending Public Elementary Schools | 3 | ... | 3 | |
Attending Certified Schools for Physically Defective Children | ... | ... | ... | ||
In Institutions other than Certified Schools | ... | ... | ... | ||
Not at School | ... | 1 | 1 | ||
Crippling due to causes other than Tuberculosis, i.e. Paralysis, Rickets, Traumatism. | Attending Public Elementary Schools | ... | ... | ... | |
Attending Certified Schools for Physically Defective Children | ... | ... | ... | ||
In Institutions other than Certified Schools | ... | ... | ... | ||
Not at School | ... | ... | ... | ||
Other Physical Defectives, delicate & other children suitable for admission to Open-air Schools; children suffering from severe Heart Disease. | Attending Public Elementarv Schools | 10 | 13 | 23 | |
Attending Open-air Schools | ... | ... | ... | ||
Attending Certified Schools lor Physically Defective Children other than Open-air Schools | ... | ... | ... | ||
Not at School | 2 | 2 | 4 | ||
*Dull or Backward. | Retarded 2 years | ... | 35 | 50 | 85 |
Retarded 3 years | ... | 10 | 10 | 26 |
* Judged according to age and standard. No case retarded more than 3 years
to be included in this category unless it has been decided after examination
by the Medical Officer that the child is not Mentally Defective.