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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 1942

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Leyton]

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PHYSICALLY AND MENTALLY DEFECTIVE CHILDREN.
Mentally Defective Children.
Statutory Medical Examinations.
During the year, some 100 children were referred for statutory
medical examination.

Table: As the result of examination these 100 children were classified as follows :—

As the result of examination these 100 children were classified as follows :—

Idiots0
Imbeciles1
Moral defectives0
On attaining 16 years of age—for supervision under the M.D. (Notification of Children) Regulations1
Certified to Local Education Authority as feebleminded7
Remained under certificate15
Certificate withdrawn7
Dull and backward18
Backward10
Borderline cases—to be re-assessed in six months ...8
Intelligence Normal—Educational failures14
,, ,, Behaviour problems12
Cases under certifying age7
100

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Report by Dr. Mary L. Gilchrist.
It will bo noticed that there is a considerable increase in the
number of children submitted for Statutory Medical Examination
this year.
The increase can be traced to the effect of the war on the
education of the children, and is not due to any sudden deterioration
in the mental condition of the school children.
The majority of the backward children (I.Q's between 83 per
cent, and 100 per cent.) and the educational failures (I.Q's above
100 per cent.) fall in the 7—8 year and 10—II year age groups.