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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 1932
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Croydon]
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87 children were examined during 1932. The classifications arrived at, together with the recommendations made, are summarised as under:—
| I. (a) Certified as Mentally Defective | 38 |
| (&) Confirmed as Mentally Defective | 4 |
| 42 | |
| Recommendations— | |
| (a) Recommended for Special Day School | 26 |
| (b) Recommended for Residential Schools | 4 |
| (c) Referred to Occupation Centre | 4 |
| (d) Supervision at home pro tem. | 4 |
| 4 | |
| — 42 | |
| II. Found to be dull and backward | 31 |
| 22 | |
| (b) Further trial in ordinary class | 9 |
| — 31 | |
| III. Found to be Physically Defective | 3 |
| 2 | |
| (b) Recommended for Day School for Partially Blind Children | 1 |
| — 3 | |
| IV. Considered to be of normal intelligence and referred to ordinary school | 7 |
| V. Referred for re-examination | 4 |
| VI. Mental and physical examinations at St. Christopher's School | 126 |
Grangewood Occupation Centre.
The Occupation Centre is under the control of the Mental
Deficiency Committee, and deals only with cases ineducable in a
Special School.
The Centre is open for five days a week from 9.30 a.m. to
3.30 p.m. and occupies rooms on the ground floor of Grangewood
Museum, the special school occupying the floor above. Younger
children attend daily mornings and afternoons (10 sessions) and
the senior girls on Monday, Wednesday and Friday afternoons
from 2 to 3.30 (3 sessions). Senior boys on Tuesday and Thursday
from 2 to 3,30. The premises are not very suitable.