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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
Edmonton 1919
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Edmonton]
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TABLE III.
(of Board of Education).
NUMERICAL RETURN OF ALL EXCEPTIONAL CHILDREN IN
THE AREA IN 1919.
| Boys. | Girls. | Total. | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Blind (including partially blind) | Attending public elem. schools | 13 | 14 | 27 |
| Attending certified schools for the blind | 2 | 2 | 4 | |
| Not at school | ||||
| Deaf and Dumji (including partially deaf) | Attending public elem. schools | 27 | 22 | 49 |
| Attending certified schools | 8 | 8 | 16 | |
| Not at school | ||||
| Mentally Deficient— | ||||
| Feeble-minded .. | Attending public elem. schools | 37 | 23 | 60 |
| Attending certified schools | - | — | - | |
| Notified to the Local Control Authority during the year | 1 | 1 | - | |
| I mbeciles | At school | 5 | 8 | 13 |
| Mentally Deficient (inclusive) | N ot at school | 2 | 9 | 11 |
| Epileptics | Atttending public elem. schools | 6 | 8 | 14 |
| Attending certified schools | — | — | — | |
| N ot at school | 1 | 1 | ||
| Physically Defective— | ||||
| Pulmonary tuberculosis.. | Attending public elem. schools | 13 | 7 | 20 |
| Attending certified schools | - | — | — | |
| Not at school | 3 | 1 | 4 | |
| Other forms of tuberculosis | Attending public elem. schools | 8 | 4 | 12 |
| Attending certified schools | — | — | — | |
| Not at school | 2 | 4 | 6 | |
| Cripples (other than tubercular) | Attending public clem, schools | 30 | 18 | 48 |
| Attending certified schools | — | — | — | |
| Not at school | 12 | 13 | 25 | |
| Dull or Backward (judged according to age and standard) | Retarded 2 years | 340 | 175 | 515 |
| Retarded 3 years | 116 | 71 | 187 |