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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 1925
[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 School* or Classes for the Blind | 2 | 4 | 6 |
| Attending Public Elementary Schools | ... | ... | ... | ||
| At other Institutions | ... | ... | ... | ||
| At no School or Institution | 1 | 2 | 3 | ||
| (ii) Suitable for training in a school or class for the partiallyblinded. | Attending Certified Schools or Classes for the Blind | ... | 3 | 3 | |
| Attending Public Elementary Schools | ... | ... | ... | ||
| At other Institutions | ... | ... | ... | ||
| At no School or Institution | 3 | ... | 3 | ||
| 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 | 3 | 7 |
| Attending Public Elementary Schools | ... | ... | ... | ||
| At other Institutions | ... | ... | ... | ||
| At no School or Institution | 1 | 1 | 2 | ||
| (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 | ... | 1 | 1 | ||
| At other Institutions | ... | ... | ... | ||
| At no School or Institutions | ... | ... | ... | ||
| MENTALLY DEFECTIVE. | Feebleminded (cases not notifiable to the Local Control Authority. | Attending Certified Schools for Mentally Defective Children Attending Public Elementary Schools | 47 3 | 36 3 | 83 6 |
| At other Institutions | 3 | 5 | 8 | ||
| At no School or Institution | 10 | 4 | 4 | ||
| Notified to the Local Control Authority during the year. | Feebleminded | 2 | 2 | 4 | |
| Imbeciles | 2 | 1 | 3 | ||
| Idiots | ... | ... | ... | ||
| EPILEPTICS. | Suffering from severe Epilepsy. | Attending Certified Special Schools for Epileptics | 3 | ... | 3 |
| In Institutions other than Certified Special Schools | ... | ... | ... | ||
| Attending Public Elementary Schools | 3 | 1 | 4 | ||
| At no School or Institution | 2 | 2 | 4 | ||
| Suffering from Epilepsy which is not severe. | Attending Public Elementary Schools | 8 | 4 | 12 | |
| At no School or Institution | ... | 3 | 3 | ||