Hints from the Health Department. Leaflet from the archive of the Society of Medical Officers of Health. Credit: Wellcome Collection, London
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Croydon]
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II.—Children Suffering from Non-Pulmonary 'Tuberculosis.
(This category includes tuberculosis of all sites other than those shown in (I) above.
12 | 11 | 4 | 27 |
B. Delicate Children.
This Section is confined to children (except those included in other groups) whose general health renders it desirable -that they should be specially selected for admission to an Open Air School.
At Certified Special Schools. | At Public Elementary Schools. | At other Institutions. | At no School or Institution. | Total. |
---|---|---|---|---|
63 | 23 | ... | ... | 86 |
C. Crippled Children.
This Section is confined to children (other than those diagnosed as tuberculous and in
need of treatment for that disease) who are suffering from a degree of crippling sufficiently
severe to interfere materially with a child's normal mode of life, i.e., children who generally
speaking are unable to take part, in any complete sense, in physical exercises or games or such
activities of the School curriculum as ga.dening or forms of handwork usually engaged in by
other children.
This Section is confined to children (other than those diagnosed as tuberculous and in need of treatment for that disease) who are suffering from a degree of crippling sufficiently server to interfere materially with a child's normal mode of life, i.e., children who generally speaking are unable to take part, in any complete sense, in physical exerises or games or such activities of the school curriculum as gardening or forms of hardwork usually engaged in by other children.
At Certified Special Schools. | At Public Elementary Schools. | At other Institutions. | At no School or Institution. | Total. |
---|---|---|---|---|
49 | 16 | 6 | 9 | 80 |
D. Children with Heart Disease.
This Section is confined to children whose defect is so severe as to necessitate the provision of educational facilities other than those of the Public Elementary School.
At Certified Special Schools. | At Public Elementary Schools. | At other Institutions. | At no School or Institution. | Total. |
---|---|---|---|---|
41 | 14 | 2 | 2 | 59 |
Children Suffering from Multiple Defects.
Combination of Defect. | At Certified Special Schools. | At Public Elementary Schools. | At Other Institutions. | At No School or Institution. | Total. |
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M.D. and Epilepsy | 1 | ... | ... | 1 | |
M.D. and Cripple | 1 | ... | ... | 1 | |
M.D. and Blind | ... | ... | 1 | 1 |