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Willesden 1924
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Willesden]
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Table No. 8.—Corresponding to Table III. of Appendix to Circular 1321 of the Board of Education, dated 27th December, 1923.
Return of all Exceptional Children in the area.
| Boys. | Girls. | Total. | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Blind (including partially blind) | (i.) Suitable for training in a School or Class for the totally blind. | Attending Certified Schools or Classes for the Blind | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| Attending Public Elementary Schools | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| At other Institutions | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| At no School or Institution | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| (ii.) Suitable for training in a School or Class for the partially blind. | Attending Certified Schools or Classes for the Blind | 7 | 6 | 13 | |
| Attending Public Elementary Schools | 0 | 3 | 3 | ||
| At other Institutions | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| At no School or Institution | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Deaf (including deaf and dumb and partially deaf.) | (i.) Suitable for training in a School or Class for the totally deaf or deaf and dumb. | Attending Certified Schools or Classes for the Deaf | 11 | 7 | 18 |
| Attending Public Elementary Schools | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| At other Institutions | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| At no School or Institution | 1 | 1 | 2 | ||
| (ii.) Suitable for training in a School or Class for the partially deaf. | Attending Certified Schools or Classes for the Deaf | 4 | 0 | 4 | |
| Attending Public Elementary Schools | 1 | 1 | 2 | ||
| At other Institutions | 0 | 2 | 2 | ||
| At no School or Institution | 0 | 1 | 1 | ||
| Mentally Defective. | Feeble-minded (cases not notifiable to the Local Control Authority.) | Attending Certified Schools for Mentally Defective Children | 591 | 34** | 93 |
| Attending Public Elementary Schools | 5 | 6 | 11 | ||
| At other Institutions | 3 | 3 | 6 | ||
| At no School or Institution | 11 | 6 | 17 | ||
| Notified to the Local Control Authority during the year. | Feeble-minded | 6 | 1 | 7 | |
| Imbeciles | 2 | 1 | 3 | ||
| Idiots | 3 | 0 | 3 | ||
| Epileptics. | Suffering from severe Epilepsy. | Attending Certified Special Schools for Epileptics | 3 | 2 | 5 |
| In Institutions other than Certified Special Schools | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Attending Public Elementary Schools | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| At no School or Institution | 4 | 2 | 6 | ||
| Suffering from Epilepsy which is not severe. | Attending Public Elementary Schools | 13 | 8 | 21 | |
| At no School or Institution | 2 | 1 | 3 | ||
| Infectious Pulmonary and Glandular Tuberculosis. | At Sanatoria or Sanatorium Schools approved by the Ministry of Health or the Board of Education | 2 | 3 | 5 | |
| At other Institutions | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| At no School or Institution | 0 | 1 | 1 | ||
| Non-infectious but active Pulmonary and Glandular Tuberculosis. | At Sanatoria or Sanatorium Schools approved by the Ministry of Health or the Board of Education | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
| At Certified Residential Open Air Schools | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| At Certified Day Open Air Schools | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| At Public Elementary Schools | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| At other Institutions | 1 | 0 | 1 | ||
| At no School or Institution | 4 | 3 | 7 | ||
| Physically Defective. | At Certified Residential Open Air Schools | 2 | 0 | 2 | |
| At Certified Day Open Air Schools | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Delicate Children (e.g., pre-or | At Public Elementary Schools | 88 | 71 | 159 | |
| latent Tuberculosis, Malnu | At other Institutions | 2 | 2 | 4 | |
| trition, Debility, Anaemia, | At no School or Institution | 5 | 6 | 11 | |
| etc.) | At Certified Day Schools for Physically Defective Children other than Open Air Schools | 7 | 6 | 13 | |
| Active Non-Pulmonary Tuberculosis. | At Sanatoria or Hospital Schools approved by the Ministry of Health or the Board of Education | 4 | 3 | 7 | |
| At Public Elementary Schools | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| At other Institutions | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| At no School or Institution | 2 | 4 | 6 | ||
| Crippled Children (other than those with active Tuberculous disease), e.g., Children suffering from Paralysis, etc., and including those with severe Heart Disease. | At Certified Hospital Schools | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| At Certified Residential Cripple Schools | 3 | 0 | 3 | ||
| At Certified Day Cripple Schools | 42* | 33* | 75 | ||
| At Public Elementary Schools | 6 | 6 | 12 | ||
| At other Institutions | 6 | 3 | 9 | ||
| At no School or Institution | 6 | 11 | 17 | ||
**4 boys are also Physically Defective.
**3 girls are also Physically Defective.
* One boy is also Mentally Defective.
* One girl is also Mentally Defective.