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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
Leyton 1917
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Leyton]
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TABLE III.— Numerical Return of all Exceptional Children In the area.
| Boys. | Girls. | Total | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Blind (including partially blind) | Attending Public Elementary Schools | 1 | - | 1 | |
| Attending Certified Schools for the Blind | - | 1 | 1 | ||
| *Not at School | 1 | 2 | 3 | ||
| Deaf and Dumb (including partially deaf) | Attending Public Elementary Schools | - | - | - | |
| Attending Certified Schools for the Deaf | 6 | 3 | 9 | ||
| *Not at School | — | — | — | ||
| Mentally Deficient | Feeble Minded | Attending Public Elementary Schools | 47 | 18 | 65 |
| Attending Certified Schools for Mentally Defective Children | 1 | 2 | 3 | ||
| Notified to the Local (Control) Authority during the year | 12 | 5 | 17 | ||
| *Not at School | 3 | 5 | 8 | ||
| Imbeciles | At School .. | - | |||
| *Not at School | 0 | 2 | 7 | ||
| Idiots | — | 2 | 1 | 3 | |
| Epileptics | Attending Public Elementary Schools | 8 | 13 | 21 | |
| Attending Certified Schools for Epileptics | 1 | 3 | 4 | ||
| *Not at School | 2 | 3 | 5 | ||
| Physically Defective | Pulmonary Tuberculosis | Attending Public Elementary Schools | 60 | 51 | 111 |
| Attending Certified Schools for Physically Defective Children | - | - | - | ||
| *Not at School | - | - | - | ||
| Other forms of Tuberculosis (Cripples) | Attending Public Elementary Schools | 14 | 10 | 24 | |
| Attending Certified Schools for Physically Defective Children | |||||
| *Not at School | 5 | 3 | 8 | ||
| Cripples other than Tubercular | Attending Public Elementary Schools | 31 | 19 | 50 | |
| Attending Certified Schools for Physically Defective Children | - | - | - | ||
| *Not at School | — | — | — | ||
*It is impossible to give accurate figures for the number of children not at school as the
necessary enquiries could not be instituted on account of the depletion of the School Attendance
Officers' Staff,