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 Croydon]
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(d) Tests of Intelligence:—
(1) Description of pictures, models, objects, familiar
events.
(2) Letters, words, reading (word blindness).
(3) Counting, manipulation of simple numbers, simple
money values.
(4) Writing.
(5) Manual Tests.
(e) Will Power as tested under the above headings.
(/) Moral characteristics not recorded in (a)—(e).
VII. Diagnosis:—
(a) Physically defective—stating defect.
(b) Blind or partially blind.
(c) Deaf-mute, semi-mute, or semi-deaf.
(d) Epileptic.
(e) Merely dull or backward.
(/) Mentally defective (feeble-minded).
(g) Imbecile.
(h) Moral Imbecile.
(i) Idiot.
[In this group the symbols "a" to "i" are intended
to be correlated when necessary.]
VIII. Treatment recommended:—
(with any necessary notes as to after-care, custody, and the
degree and character of manual training and ordinary
school teaching likely to be advisable).
(1) An ordinary public elementary school.
(With or without particular supervision or modification
of curriculum).
(2) A special class for dull or backward children.
(3) A special school (state whether day or residential
is recommended).
(4) Unsuitable for a special school.
CUSTOMS AND INLAND REYENUE ACTS.
No application under Section 26, 53 and 54 Vict., c. 8, was
received during the year.
THE WORK OF THE HEALTH VISITORS.
This is set out in detail in Table (H. V.). The
large mass of the work done is in itself striking testimony to the