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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

Beckenham 1920

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Beckenham]

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Table: MEDICAL INSPECTION RETURNS.TABLE III.NUMERICAL RETURN OF ALL EXCEPTIONAL CHILDREN IN AREA IN 1920.

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...33
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 Deaf235
Not at School.........
Mentally DeficientFeeble mindedAttending Public Elementary Schools.........
Attending Certified Schools for Mentally Defective Children11213
Notified to the Local Control Authority by Local Education Authority during the year415
Not at School.........
ImbecilesAt School.........
Not at School...11
Idiots224
EpilepticsAttending Public Elementary Schools112
Attending Certified Schools for Epileptics22
In Institutions other than Certified Schools.........
Not at School...11
Physically DefectivePulmonary TuberculosisAttending Public Elementarv Schools12315
Attending Certified Schools for Physically Defective Children.........
In Institutions other than Certified Schools.........
Not at School224
Crippling due to TuberculosisAttending Public Elementary Schools3...3
Attending Certified Schools for Physically Defective Children.........
In Institutions other than Certified Schools.........
Not at School...11
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 Schools101323
Attending Open-air Schools.........
Attending Certified Schools lor Physically Defective Children other than Open-air Schools.........
Not at School224
*Dull or Backward.Retarded 2 years...355085
Retarded 3 years...101026

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* 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.