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Willesden 1920
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Willesden]
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Table No . 45.—Corresponding to Table III. of Appendix G of Annual Report of Chief Medical
Officer of Board of Education for 1919.
Numerical Return of all Exceptional Children in the area in 1920.
| Boys. | Girls. | Total. | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Blind (including partially blind). | Attending Public Elementary Schools | 1 | 1 | 2 | |
| Attending Certified Schools for the Blind | 9 | 2 | 11 | ||
| Not at School | 1 | 1 | 2 | ||
| Deaf and Dumb (including partially deaf). | Attending Public Elementary Schools | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
| Attending Certified Schools for the Deaf | 12 | 8 | 20 | ||
| Not at School | 0 | 1 | 1 | ||
| Mentally Deficient. | Feeble Minded. | Attending Public Elementary Schools | 10 | 8 | 18 |
| Attending Certified Schools for Mentally Defective Children †* | 47 | 57 | 104 | ||
| Notified to the Local (Control) Authority during year | 3 | 3 | |||
| Not at School † | 7 | 3 | 10 | ||
| Imbeciles. | At School | 2 | 0 | 2 | |
| Not at School | 22 | 6 | 28 | ||
| Notified to the Local (Control) Authority during year | 10 | 3 | ††13 | ||
| Idiots. | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Epileptics. | Attending Public Elementary Schools | 9 | 3 | 12 | |
| Attending Certified Schools for Epileptics | 5 | 4 | 9 | ||
| Not at School 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | ||
| Physically Defective. | Pulmonary Tuberculosis | Attending Public Elementary Schools | 30 | 33 | 63 |
| Attending Certified Schools for Physically Defective Children | 0 | 1 | 1 | ||
| Not at School | 19 | 11 | 30 | ||
| Other Forms of Tuberculosis | Attending Public Elementary Schools | 39 | 28 | 67 | |
| Attending Certified Schools for Physically Defective Children | 19 | 8 | 27 | ||
| Not at School | 11 | 15 | 26 | ||
| Cripples Other Than Tubercular. | Attending Public Elementary Schools | 10 | 4 | 14 | |
| Attending Certified Schools for Physically Defective Children | 28 | 19 | 47 | ||
| Not at School | 5 | 3 | 8 | ||
| Physically Defective Other Than Tubercular and Other Than Cripples | Attending Public Elementary Schools | 7 | 5 | 12 | |
| Attending Certified Schools for Physically Defective Children | 12 | 15 | 27 | ||
| Not at School | 1 | 0 | 1 | ||
| § Dull or Backward. | Retarded 1 year | 5 | 3 | 8 | |
| Retarded 2 years | 2 | 5 | 7 | ||
| Retarded 3 years | 0 | 2 | 2 | ||
§Judged according to age and standard,
†One boy is also Epileptic.
††One girl and two boys are also Epileptic.
*One of these boys is also partially blind.
**This boy is also mentally defective.