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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 1925
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Leyton]
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TABLE III.—Return of all Exceptional Children in the Area.
| — | — | — | Boys. | Girls. | Total. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Blind (including partially blind). | (1) Suitable for training in a school or class for the Totally Blind. | Attending Certified Schools or Classes for the Blind | 2 | 2 | 4 |
| Attending Public Elementary Schools | — | — | — | ||
| At other Institutions | — | — | — | ||
| At no School or Institution | — | 1 | 1 | ||
| (2) Suitable for training in a school or class for the Partially Blind. | Attending Certified Schools or Classes for the Blind | 3 | — | 3 | |
| Attending Public Elementary Schools | — | — | — | ||
| At other Institutions | — | — | — | ||
| At no School or Institution | — | 1 | 1 | ||
| Deaf (including deaf and dumb and partially deaf). | (1) Suitable for training in a school or class for the Totally Deaf and Dumb. | Attending Certified Schools or Classes for the Deat | 5 | 7 | 12 |
| Attending Public Elementary Schools | — | — | — | ||
| At other Institutions | — | — | — | ||
| At no School or Institution | — | 2 | 2 | ||
| (2) 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 | 4 | 4 | 8 |
| Attending Public Elementary Schools | 106 | 59 | 165 | ||
| At other Institutions | 1 | — | 1 | ||
| At no School or Institution | 10 | 8 | 18 | ||
| Notified to the Local Control Authority during the year | Feebleminded | — | 1 | 1 | |
| Imbeciles | 2 | 1 | 3 | ||
| Idiots | — | — | — | ||
| Epileptics. | Suffering from severe Epilepsy. | Attending Certified Special Schools for Epileptics | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 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 | 5 | 2 | 7 | |
| At no School or Institution | — | — | — |