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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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Table III.—
| Boys. | Girls. | Total. | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tuberculosis of other Organs (skin, etc.) | At Sanatoria or Hospital Schools approved by the Ministry of Health or the Board | ... | ... | ... | |
| At Public Elementary Schools | ... | ... | ... | ||
| At other Institutions | ... | ... | ... | ||
| At no School or Institution | ... | ... | ... | ||
| Delicate Children | At Certified Residential Cripple Schools | 1 | ... | 1 | |
| e. g., all childten (except those included in other groups) whose general health renders ltdesirable thai they should be specially selected for admission to an Open Air School. | At Certified Day Cripple Schools | ... | 1 | i | |
| At Certified Residential Open Air Schools | ... | ... | ... | ||
| At Certified Day Open Air Schools | ... | ... | ... | ||
| At Public Elementary Schools | 6 | 5 | 11 | ||
| At other Institutions ... | |||||
| At no School or Institution | 1 | i | |||
| PHYSICALLY DEFECTIVE. | Crippled Children | At Certified Hospital Schools At Certified Residential Cripple | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| (other than those with active tuberculous disease^, who are suffering from a degree of crippling sufficiently severe to interfere materially with a child's norma: mode of life. | Schools | 2 | 2 | 4 | |
| At Certified Day Cripple Schools | 18 | 29 | 47 | ||
| At Certified Residential Open Air Schools | ... | 1 | 1 | ||
| At Certified Day Open Air Schools | ... | ... | ... | ||
| At Public Elementary Schools | 11 | 7 | 18 | ||
| At other Institutions | 1 | 1 | 2 | ||
| At no School or Institution | 2 | 3 | 5 | ||
| Children with Heart Disease e.g., children whose defect is so severe as to necessitate the provision o 1 educational fa cilities other than those ol the public elementary school | At Certified Hospital Schools | 1 | ... | 1 | |
| At Certified Residential Cripple Schools | ... | ... | ... | ||
| At Certified Day Cripple Schools | 12 | 9 | 21 | ||
| At Certified Residential Open Air Schools | ... | ... | ... | ||
| At Certified Day Open Air Schools | ... | ... | ... | ||
| At Public Elementary Schools | 6 | 10 | 16 | ||
| At other Institutions | ... | 1 | 1 | ||
| At no School or Institution | 3 | 4 | 7 |