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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 1930
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Ealing]
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TABLE III.
RETURN OF ALL EXCEPTIONAL CHILDREN IN THE AREA.
| 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 | 3 | 5 | 8 |
| Attending Public Elementary Schools | - | - | - | ||
| At other Institutions | — | — | — | ||
| At no School or Institution | — | — | — | ||
| 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) | | Attending Certified Schools or Classes for the Deaf | 5 | 4 | 9 | |
| 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 | - | - | - | ||
| 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 | 2 | 3 | 5 |
| Attending Public Elementary Schools | 24 | 26 | 50 | ||
| At other Institutions | — | — | — | ||
| At no School or Institution | — | — | — | ||
| Notified to the Local Control Authority during the year | Feebleminded | ||||
| Imbeciles | |||||
| Idiots | |||||
| Bpeleptics | Suffering from severe epilepsy. | Attending Certified Special Schools for Epileptics | - | 1 | 1 |
| In Institutions other than Certified Special Schools | - | - | - | ||
| Attending Public Elementary Schools | - | - | - | ||
| At no School or Institution | 1 | — | 1 | ||
| Suffering from epilepsy which is not severe. | Attending Public Elementary Schools | 7 | 7 | 14 | |
| At no School or Institution | — | — | — |