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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
Ealing 1918
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Ealing]
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TABLE III.
Numerical Return of All Exceptional Children in thk Area in 1918.
| boys | girls | T TAL. | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Blind. (including partially blind) | Attending Public Elementary Schools | 2 | 2 | ||
| Attending Certified Schools for the Blind | 2 | 1 | 3 | ||
| Not at School | 1 | 1 | |||
| Deaf and Dumb. (including partially deaf) | Attending Public Elementary Schools | ||||
| Attending Certified Schools for the Deaf | 1 | _ | 1 | ||
| Not at School | 1 15 | 15 | 1 30 | ||
| Attending Public Elementary Schools | |||||
| Mentally | Attending Certified Schools for Mentally Defective Children | 1 | 1 | ||
| Deficient | Notified to the Local (Control) Authority during the Year | 4 | 1 | 5 | |
| Not at School | 4 | 5 | 9 | ||
| At School | |||||
| Not at School | 4 | 1 | 5 | ||
| Attending Public Elementary Schools | |||||
| Epileptics. | Attending Certified Schools for Epileptics | _ | |||
| Not at School | |||||
| Attending Public Elementary Schools | |||||
| Attending Certified Schools for Physically Defective Children | |||||
| Not at School | 3 | 3 | |||
| Attending Public Elementary Schools | |||||
| Physically | Attending Certified Schools for Physically Defective Children | ||||
| Defective | Not at School | 1 7 | 2 4 | 3 11 | |
| Attending Public Elementary Schools | |||||
| Attending Certified Schools for Physically Defective Children | |||||
| Not at School | 3 69 | 3 93 | 6 162 | ||
| Dull or Backward | Retarded 2 years | ||||
| Retarded 3 years | |||||