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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
Willesden 1932
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Willesden]
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Table No. 23.—Corresponding to Table III. of The Board of Education's Medical
Statistical Tables.
Return of all Exceptional Children in the Area.
No child is entered under more than one heading.
| Boys. | Girls. | Total. | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Children suffering from the following types of Multiple Defect, i.e., any combination of Total Blindness, Total Deafness, Mental Defect, Epilepsy, Active Tuberculosis, Crippling (as defined in the penultimate category of the Table), or Heart Disease | 3 | 0 | 3 | ||
| The actual combination of defects and the type of School, if any, attended should be indicated on a separate sheet. | |||||
| Blind (including partially blind) | (i.) Suitable for training in a School for the totally blind. | At Certified Schools for the Blind | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| At Public Elementary Schools | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| At other Institutions | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| At no School or Institution | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| At Certified Schools for the Blind or partially Blind | 8 | 8 | 16 | ||
| At Public Elementary Schools | 0 | 1 | 1 | ||
| At other Institutions | 0 | 1 | 1 | ||
| At no School or Institution | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Deaf (including deaf and dumb and partially deaf). | At Certified Schools for the Deaf | 4 | 3 | 7 | |
| At Public Elementary Schools | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| At other Institutions | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| At no School or Institution | 1 | 0 | 1 | ||
| At Certified Schools for the Deaf or Partially Deaf | 3 | 2 | 5 | ||
| At Public Elementary Schools | 1 | 0 | 1 | ||
| At other Institutions | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| At no School or Institution | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Mentally Defective. | Feebleminded | At Certified Schools for Mentally Defective Children | 76 | 46 | 122 |
| At Public Elementary Schools | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| At other Institutions | 0 | 2 | 2 | ||
| At no School or Institution | 1 | 0 | 1 | ||
| Notified to the Local Mental Deficiency Authority during the year. | Details should be given on Form 307 M. | — | — | — | |
| Epileptics. | Suffering from severe Epilepsy | At Certified Schools for Epileptics | 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 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| At no School or Institution | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Suffering from epilepsy which is not severe. | At Public Elementary Schools | 10 | 5 | 15 | |
| At no School or Institution | 1 | 0 | 1 | ||
| Active pulmonary tuberculosis (including pleura and intrathoracic glands). | At Sanatoria or Sanatorium Schools approved by the | ||||
| Ministry of Health or the Board | 2 | 1 | 3 | ||
| 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 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| At no School or Instituton | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Physically Defective. | Quiescent or arrested pulmonary tuberculosis (including pleura and intrathoracic glands). | At Sanatoria or Sanatorium Schools approved by the Ministry of Health or the Board | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| At Certified Residential Open Air Schools | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| At Certified Day Open Air Schools | 1 | 0 | 1 | ||
| At Public Elementary Schools | 13 | 8 | 21 | ||
| At other Institutions | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| At no School or Institution | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Tuberculosis of the peripheral glands. | At Sanatoria or Sanatorium Schools approved by the Ministry of Health or the Board | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| At Certified Residential Open Air Schools | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| At Certified Day Open Air Schools | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| At Public Elementary Schools | 11 | 8 | 19 | ||
| At other Institutions | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| At no School or Institution | 2 | 0 | 2 | ||
| Abdominal tuberculosis | At Sanatoria or Sanatorium Schools approved by the Ministry of Health or the Board | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| At Certified Residential Open Air Schools | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| At Certified Day Open Air Schools | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| At Public Elementary Schools | 1 | 2 | 3 | ||
| At other Institutions | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| At no School or Institution | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Tuberculosis of bones and joints (not including deformities due to old tuberculosis). | At Sanatoria or Hospital Schools approved by the Ministry of Health or the Board | 7 | 4 | 11 | |
| At Public Elementary Schools | 3 | 1 | 4 | ||
| At other Institutions | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| At no School or Institution | 1 | 0 | 1 | ||