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Willesden 1938
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Willesden]
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Children suffering from Multiple Defects.—Information is only given in respect of
children suffering from any combination of the following types of defect:—
Blindness (excluding partially sighted children). Active Tuberculosis.
Deafness (excluding partially Deaf children). Crippling (as defined in Section C
Mental Defect (Feeble-minded). above).
Severe Epilepsy. Heart Disease.
The clinical condition causing the defect is not to be specified. The actual combination of defects is stated in the table below, together with the type of School attended.
| Combination of Defect. | At Certified Special Schools. | At Public Elementary Schools. | At other Institutions. | At no School or Institution. | Total. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Crippled and Feeble-minded | 3 | — | — | — | 3 |
| Heart Disease and Feeble-minded | 2 | — | — | — | 2 |
| Deaf and Feeble-minded | 1 | — | — | — | 1 |
Table No. 33.
Statement of the Number of Children Notified during the Year ended December 31st, 1938, by the Local Education Authority to the Local Mental Deficiency Authority.
Total Number of Children notified : 13.
Analysis of the above Total.
| Diagnosis. | Boys. | Girls. |
|---|---|---|
| 1.—(i.) Children incapable of receiving benefit or further benefit from instruction in a Special School: | ||
| (a) Idiots | — | — |
| (b) Imbeciles | 1 | 1 |
| (c) Others | 1 | 1 |
| (ii.) Children unable to be instructed in a Special School without detriment to the interests of other children: | ||
| (a) Moral defectives | — | — |
| (b) Others | — | — |
| 2.—Feeble-minded children notified on leaving a Special School on or before attaining the age of 16 | 7 | 2 |
| 3.—Feeble-minded children notified under Article 3 of the 1928 Regulations, i.e., “special circumstances cases” | _ | _ |
| 4.—Children who in addition to being mentally defective were blind or deaf | — | — |
| Total | 9 | 4 |
Special (Day) Schools in Willesden.
Number of Physically Defective Schools 1
Number of Mentally Defective Schools 1
Table No. 34.
Number of children attending certified Special (Day and Residential) Schools during 1938:—
| Special Schools in Willesden. | Special Schools outside Willesden. | Total. | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Blind and Partially Blind | — | 22 | 22 |
| Deaf | — | 27 | 27 |
| Mentally Defective | 146** | 8 | 154 |
| Epileptic | — | 4 | 4 |
| Physically Defective | 236† | 287* | 523* |
| Total | 382 | 348* | 730* |
* 236 of these were debilitated children sent to Certified Residential Schools for six weeks' convalescence.
** 37 of these children lived in the Middlesex area and attended the school by arrangement with the Middlesex
Education Committee.
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