London's Pulse: Medical Officer of Health reports 1848-1972

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Croydon 1949

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Croydon]

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School for Deaf, Margate, 5 boys and 4 girls; Mill Hall School
for Deaf, 1 girl; L.C.C., Warwick, 1 girl; Peckham Park, 1 boy
and 1 girl; Brighton School for the Deaf, 1 boy and 1 girl;
Oak Lodge, Nightingale Lane, Clapham, 1 girl; Anerley Residential,
1 boy; East Anglia School, 1 boy; Old Kent Road, 1
boy and 1 girl.
Epileptic Children.
4 boys and 1 girl. The institutions which these children
attend are:—Lingfield Epileptic Colony, Surrey, 2 boys; Chalfont
Colony, Chalfont St. Peter's, Bucks, 2 boys and 1 girl.
Educationally Sub-Normal Children.
In addition to the day accommodation provided at St.
Christopher's School, 2 girls are resident in the Monyhull Residential
School, Birmingham; Gosden House, Bramley, 1 boy,
1 girl; St. Joseph's, Dunmow, 1 boy; Modern School, Surbiton,
2 boys; Michael Hall School, 1 boy; Davington School, Usk, 1
boy.
ST. CHRISTOPHER'S SPECIAL EDUCATIONALLY SUB-NORMAL
SCHOOL.
An interesting report has been received from Mr. Ramsden,
the Head Master, showing that the work has been carried out as
in the past. During the year nearly 100 visitors from all parts
of Great Britain and many other countries throughout the world
have visited the school.
Mr. Ramsden served on a London University Institute of
Education Committee regarding the training of teachers of educationally
sub-normal children.
Number attending January 1st, 1949 188
„ „ December 31st, 1949 183
„ referred to Public Elementary Schools 4
Number discharged :
(i) Ineducable and referred to Mental
Health Committee 1
(ii) Unfit to work „ „ „ 2
(iii) Fit to work „ „ „ 8
(iv) Fit to work not „ „ „ 3