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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
Hendon 1923
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Hendon]
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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 | 1 | - | 1 |
| Attending Public Elementary Schools | - | - | - | ||
| At other Institutions | - | - | - | ||
| At no 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 | - | - | - | ||
| 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 | 1 | 3 |
| 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 | 1 | - | 1 |
| Attending Public Elementary Schools | 2 | 3 | 5 | ||
| At other Institutions | — | 1 | 1 | ||
| At no School or Institution | — | — | — | ||
| Notified to the Local Control Authority during the year. | Feebleminded | - | - | - | |
| Imbeciles | 1 | — | 1 | ||
| Idiots | 1 | 1 | 2 | ||
| Epileptics. | Suffering from severe epilepsy. | Attending Certified Special Schools for Epileptios | 1 | - | 1 |
| In Institutions other than Certified Special Schools | - | - | - | ||
| Attending Public Elementary Schools | — | — | — | ||
| At no School or Institution | — | — | — | ||
| Suffering from epilepsy which is not severe. | Attending Public Elementally Schools | 1 | 2 | 3 | |
| At no School or Institution | - | - | - | ||
| Physically Defective. | Infectious pulmonary and glandular tuberculosis. | At Sanatoria or Sanatorium Schools approved by the Ministry of Health or the Board | - | - | - |
| At other Institutions | - | - | - | ||
| At no School or Institution | — | — | - | ||
| Non-infectious but active pulmonary and glandular tuberculosis. | At Sanatoria or Sanatorium Schools approved by the Ministry of Health or the Board | - | - | - | |
| At Certified Residential Open Air Schools | — | — | - | ||
| At Certified Day Open Air Schools | — | — | - | ||
| At Public Elementary Schools | — | — | - | ||
| At other Institutions | — | — | - | ||
| At no School or Institution | — | — | - | ||
| Delicate children (e.g., pre-or latent tuberculosis, malnutrition, debility, anaemia, etc.) | At Certified Residential Open Air Schools | ||||
| At Certified Day Open Air Schools | - | - | - | ||
| At Public Elementary Schools | 4 | 2 | 6 | ||
| At other Institutions | — | - | — | ||
| At no School or Institution | — | - | - | ||
| Aotive non-pulmonary tuberculosis. | At Sanatoria or Hospital Schools approved by the Ministry of Health or the Board | - | - | - | |
| At Public Elementary Schools | — | — | — | ||
| At other Institutions | — | — | — | ||
| At no School or Institution | — | — | — | ||
| Crippled Children (other than those with active tuberculous disease), e.g., children suffering from paralysis, etc., and including those with severe heart disease. | At Certified Hospital Schools | - | - | - | |
| At Certified Residential Cripple Schools | — | — | - | ||
| At Certified Day Cripple Schools | — | — | - | ||
| At Public Elementary Schools | 1 | 2 | 3 | ||
| At other Institutions | — | — | — | ||
| At no School or Institution | — | — | - |