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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 1922

[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 THE AREA IN 1922.

MEDICAL INSPECTION RETURNS.

TABLE III.

NUMERICAL RETURN OF ALL EXCEPTIONAL CHILDREN IN THE AREA IN 1922.

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...22
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 Deaf123
Not at School
Mentally DeficientFeeble mindedAttending Public Elementary Schools
Attending Certified Schools for Mentally Defective Children7310
Notified to the Local Control Authority by Local Education Authority during the year101
Not at School.........
ImbecilesAt School.........
Not at School.........
Idiots.........
EpilepticsAttending Public Elementary Schools...11
Attending Certified Schools for Epileptics1...1
In Institutions other than Certified Schools.........
Not at School...1...
Physically DefectivePulmonary TuberculosisAttending Public Elementary Schools...l1
Attending Certified Schools for Physically Defective Children.........
In Institutions other than Certified Schools.........
Not at School...11
Crippling due to TuberculosisAttending Public Elementary Schools1l2
Attending Certified Schools for Physically Defective Children.........
In Institutions other than Certified Schools
Not at School...
Crippling due to causes other than Tuberculosis, i.e. Paralysis, Pickets, Traumatism.Attending Public Elementary Schools.........
Attending Certified Schools for Physically Defective Children.........
In Institutions other than Certified Schools.........
Not at School (now awaiting admission101
Other Physical Defectives, delicate & other children suitable for admission to Open-air Schools children suffering from severe Heart Disease.Attending Public Elementary Schools...l1
Attending Open-air Schools.........
Attending Certified Schools tor Physically Defective Children other than Open-air Schools.........
Not at School123
*Dull or Backward.Retarded 2 years2576101
Retarded 3 years132235

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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.