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Leyton 1938
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Leyton]
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I have been greatly helped in this work by the invaluable advice
of Dr. Forrest and Dr. Henderson, and have made use of such
facilities as haemoglobin estimations and medicines. For special
investigations outside the scope of the Clinic I have transferred
special cases to hospital (temporarily).
It is, of course, too early to estimate the results of the work,
but I am convinced that many cases will improve and children
who might develop serious cardiac conditions may be prevented
from so doing.
Finally, may I express my thanks to the nursing staff for their
most active co-operation in this work.
PHYSICALLY AND MENTALLY DEFECTIVE CHILDREN.
Mentally Defective Children :
Statutory Medical Examinations.
During the year, some 80 children were referred for statutory
medical examination.
As the result of examination these 80 children were classified as follows:—
| Idiots | 0 |
| Imbeciles | 3 |
| Moral defectives | 0 |
| On attaining 16 years of age—for supervision under the M.D. (Notification of Children) Regulations | 9 |
| Certified to Local Education Authority as feebleminded | 12 |
| Remained under certificate | 9 |
| Certificate withdrawn | 2 |
| Dull and backward | 22 |
| Backward | 4 |
| Borderline cases—to be re-assessed in six months | 18 |
| Normal | 1 |
| 80 |
Knotts Green Special School for Mental Defectives.
| Admitted | 8 |
| Discharged | 15 |
| On roll at end of year | 68 |