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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

Leyton 1920

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Leyton]

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Table: TABLE III.— Numerical Return of all Exceptional Children in the Area in 1920.

TABLE III.— Numerical Return of all Exceptional Children in the Area in 1920.

Boys.Girls.Total.
Blind (including partially blind)Attending Public Elementary Schools2-2
Attending Certified Schools for the Blind213
Not at School———
Deaf and Dumb (including partially deaf)Attending Public Elementary Schools145
Attending Certified Schools for the Deaf8614
Not at School—-—
Mentally DeficientFeeble MindedAttending Public Elementary Schools562177
Attending Certified Schools for Mentally Defective Children12820
Notified to the Local (Control) Authority during the year361551
Not at School--—
ImbecilesAt School---
Not at School12*517
Idiots—112
EpilepticsAttending Public Elementary Schools7310
Attending Certified Schools for Epileptics369
Not at School1-1
Physically DefectivePulmonary TuberculosisAttending Public Elementary Schools483482
Attending Certified Schools for Physically Defective Children---
Not at School152338
Other forms of TuberculosisAttending Public Elementary Schools271643
Attending Certified Schools for Physically Defective Children---
Not at School12820
Cripples other than TubercularAttending Public Elementary Schools141125
Attending Certified Schools for Physically Defective Children-11
Not at School1-1
Dull or BackwardRetarded 2 years81321
Retarded 3 years6915
* One case notified to Local Control Authority during the year.