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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 1924
[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 totallyblind. | Attending Certified Schools or Classes for the Blind | 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 blinded. | Attending Certified Schools or Classes for the Blind | ... | 2 | 2 | |
| Attending Public Elementary Schools | 1 | ... | 1 | ||
| At other Institutions | ... | ... | ... | ||
| At no School or Institution | ... | ... | ... | ||
| 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 | 5 | 3 | 8 |
| Attending Public Elementary Schools | ... | 1 | 1 | ||
| 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 | ... | 2 | 2 | |
| Attending Public Elementary Schools | ... | ... | ... | ||
| At other Institutions | ... | ... | ... | ||
| At no School or Institutions | ... | 1 | 1 | ||
| MENTALLY DEFECTIVE. | Feebleminded (cases not notifiable to the Local Control Authoiity. | Attending Certified Schools for Mentally Defective Children | 52 | 37 | 89 |
| Attending Public Elementary Schools | 4 | 5 | 9 | ||
| At other Institutions | 2 | 7 | 9 | ||
| At no School or Institution | 5 | 7 | 12 | ||
| Notified to the Local Control Authority during the year. | Feebleminded | 9 | 3 | 12 | |
| Imbeciles | 7 | 7 | 14 | ||
| Idiots | ... | ... | ... | ||
| EPILEPTICS. | Suffering from severe Epilepsy. | Attending Certified Special Schools for Epileptics | 4 | 2 | 6 |
| In Institutions other than Certified Special Schools | 2 | ... | 2 | ||
| Attending Public Elementary Schools | 1 | ... | 1 | ||
| At no School or Institution | ... | 2 | 2 | ||
| Suffering from Epilepsy which is not severe. | Attending Public Elementary Schools | 5 | 5 | 10 | |
| At no School or Institution | ... | 2 | 2 | ||