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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 1927
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Ealing]
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TABLE III.
| Boys | Girls | Total | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Blind (including partially blind) | (i) Suitable for training in a School or Class for the totally blind. | Attending Certified Schools or Classes for the Blind | 5 | 3 | 8 |
| Attending Public Elementary Schools | - | - | - | ||
| At other Institutions | — | — | — | ||
| At 110 School or Institution | — | — | — | ||
| (ii) Suitable for training in a School or Class for the partially blind. | Attending Certified Schools or Classes for the Blind | - | - | - | |
| Attending Public Elementary Schools | 5 | 5 | 10 | ||
| At other Institutions | — | — | — | ||
| At no School or Institution | — | — | - | ||
| Deaf (including deaf and dumb and partially deaf) | (i) Suitable for training in a School or Class for the totally deaf or deaf and dumb. | Attending Certified Schools or Classes for the Deaf | 2 | 9 | 11 |
| Attending Public Elementary Schools | - | - | — | ||
| At other Institutions | — | — | — | ||
| At no School or Institution | — | — | — | ||
| (ii) Suitable for training in a School or Class for the partially deaf. | Attending Certified Schools or Classes for the Deaf | - | - | - | |
| Attending Public Elementary Schools | 1 | - | 1 | ||
| At other Institutions | - | - | - | ||
| At no School or Institution | — | — | - | ||
| Mentally Defective | Feebleminded (cases not notifiable to the Local Control Authority). | Attending Certified Schools for Mentally Defective Children | 3 | 7 | 10 |
| Attending Public Elementary Schools | 8 | 10 | 18 | ||
| At other Institutions | — | — | — | ||
| At no School or Institution | 1 | — | 1 | ||
| Notified to the Local Control Authority | Feebleminded | - | _ | - | |
| Imbeciles | 3 | 1 | 4 | ||
| Idiots | — | - | - | ||
| 1 Epileptics | Suffering from severe epilepsy. | Attending Certified Special Schools for Epileptics | - | - | - |
| In Institutions other than Certified Special Schools | - | - | - | ||
| Attending Public Elementary Schools | - | - | - | ||
| At no School or Institution | 2 | — | 2 | ||
| Suffering from epilepsy which is not severe. | Attending Public Elementary Schools | 3 | 4 | 7 | |
| At no School or Institution | — | — | — |