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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
Croydon 1923
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Croydon]
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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 blinded. | Attending Certified Schools or Classes for the Blind | 5 | 5 | 10 | |
| Attending Public Elementary Schools | ... | ... | ... | ||
| At other Institutions | ... | ... | ... | ||
| At no School or Institution | 1 | 3 | 4 | ||
| 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 | 4 | 4 | 8 |
| Attending Public Elementary Schools | ... | ... | ... | ||
| At other Institutions | ... | ... | ... | ||
| At no School or Institution | ... | ... | ... | ||
| (ii) Suitable for training in a school or class for the partially deaf. | Attending Certified Schools or Classes for the Deaf | ... | 1 | 1 | |
| Attending Public Elementary Schools | ... | ... | ... | ||
| At other Institutions | ... | ... | ... | ||
| At no School or Institutions | ... | ... | ... | ||
| MENTALLY DEFECTIVE. | Feebleminded (cases not n tifiable to the Local Control Authoiity. | Attending Certified Schools for Mentally Defective Children | 55 | 44 | 99 |
| Attending Public Elementary Schools | 3 | 5 | 8 | ||
| At other Institutions | ... | 2 | a | ||
| At no School or Institution | 6 | 7 | 13 | ||
| Notified to the Local Control Authority during the year. | Feebleminded | 11 | 9 | 20 | |
| Imbeciles | 4 | 4 | 8 | ||
| Idiots | ... | ... | ... | ||
| EPILEPTICS. | Suffering from severe Epilepsy. | Attending Certified Special Schools for Epileptics | 8 | 2 | 10 |
| In Institutions other than Certified Special Schools | 8 | 3 | 1 | ||
| Attending Public Elementary Schools | ... | ... | ... | ||
| At no School or Institution | 4 | 6 | 10 | ||
| Suffering from Epilepsy which is not severe. | Attending Public Elementary Schools | 16 | 9 | 25 | |
| At no School or Institution | ... | ... | ... |