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Croydon 1931

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Croydon]

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TABLEIII.

Return of all Exceptional Children in the Area.

Boys.Girls.Total.
Children suffering from the following types of Multiple Defect, i.e., any combination of Total Blindness, Total Deafness, Mental Defect, Epilepsy, Active Tuberculosis, Crippling (as defined in penultimate category of the Table), or Heart Disease213
The actual combination of defects and the type of School, if any, attended should be indicated on a separate sheet.
BLIND (including partially blind.)(i) Suitable for training in a school for the totally blind.At Certified Schools for the Blind246
At Public Elementary Schools.........
At other Institutions.........
At no School or Institution1...1
(ii) Suitable for training in a school for the- partially blind.At Certified Schools for the Blind or Partially Blind12517
At Public Elementary Schools7...7
At other Institutions.........
At no School or Institution1...1
DEAF (including deaf and dumb, and partially deaf).(i) Suitable for training in a school for the totally deal or deaf and dumb.At Certified Schools for the Deaf4610
At Public Elementary Schools.........
At other Institutions.........
At no School or Institution...22
(ii) Suitable for training in a school for the partially deaf.At Certified Schools for the Deaf or Partially Deaf123
At Public Elementary Schools112
At other Institutions.........
At no School or Institution.........
MENTALLY DEFECTIVEFeeblemindedAt Certified Schools for Mentally Defective Children5852110
At Public Elementary Schools336
At other Institutions.........
At no School or Institution7613
Notified to the Local Mental Deficiency Authority during the year.Details should be given on Form 307 M..........
EPILEPTICS.Suffering from severe Epilepsy.At Certified Schools for Epileptics336
At Certified Residential Open
Air Schools.........
At Certified Day Open Air Schools.........
At Public Elementary Schools1...1
At other Institutions.........
At no School or Institution111
Suffering from Epilepsy which is not severe.At Public Elementary Schools101424
At no School or Institution1...1