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Willesden 1921
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Willesden]
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Table No. 6.—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 1921.
| Boys. | Girls. | Total. | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Blind (including partially blind). | Attending Public Elementary Schools | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
| Attending Certified Schools for the Blind | 7 | 2 | 9 | ||
| Not at School | 2 | 2 | 4 | ||
| Deaf and Dumb (including partially deaf). | Attending Public Elementary Schools | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
| Attending Certified Schools for the Deaf | 13 | 5 | 18 | ||
| Not at School | 1 | 1 | 2 | ||
| Mentally Deficient. | Feeble Minded. | Attending Public Elementary Schools | 4 | 3 | 7 |
| Attending Certified Schools for Mentally Defective Children †* | 65 | 48 | 113 | ||
| Notified to the Local (Control) Authority during year | 2 | 6 | 8 | ||
| Not at School † | 7 | 2 | 9 | ||
| Imbeciles. | At School | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Not at School †† | 11 | 2 | 13 | ||
| Notified to the Local (Control) Authority during year ††† | 3 | 1 | 4 | ||
| Idiots. | Notified to the Local (Control) Authority during year | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| Epileptics. | Attending Public Elementary Schools | 6 | 4 | 10 | |
| Attending Certified Schools for Epileptics | 4 | 2 | 6 | ||
| Not at School 1 | 2 | 2 | **4 | ||
| Physically Defective. | Pulmonary Tuberculosis | Attending Public Elementary Schools | 54 | 35 | 89 |
| Attending Certified Schools for Physically Defective Children | 4 | 1 | 5 | ||
| Not at School | 12 | 10 | 22 | ||
| Other Forms of Tuberculosis | Attending Public Elementary Schools | 35 | 29 | 64 | |
| Attending Certified Schools for Physically Defective Children | 30 | 19 | 49 | ||
| Not at School | 9 | 9 | 18 | ||
| Cripples Other Than Tubercular. | Attending Public Elementary Schools | 2 | 0 | 2 | |
| Attending Certified Schools for Physically Defective Children | 24 | 21 | 45 | ||
| Not at School | 1 | 3 | 4 | ||
| Physically Defective Other Than Tubercular and Other Than Cripples | Attending Public Elementary Schools | 21 | 10 | 31 | |
| Attending Certified Schools for Physically Defective Children | 23 | 20 | 43 | ||
| Not at School | 2 | 6 | 8 | ||
| § Dull or Backward. | Retarded 1 year | 2 | 3 | 5 | |
| Retarded 2 years | 2 | 0 | 2 | ||
| Retarded 3 years | 1 | 1 | 2 | ||
§ Judged according to age and standard.
† One boy is also Epileptic.
††† Two boys are also Epileptic.
†† Three boys are also Epileptic.
* Three boys are also partially blind.
** One boy is also mentally deficient.