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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
East Ham 1927
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for East Ham]
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TABLE III.
Return of ali. Exceptional Children in the Area for the Year ended 31st December, 1927 (
| Boys. | Girls. | Total | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Blind (including partially blind) (see note b). | (i) Suitable for training in a School or Class for the totally blind. | Attending Certified Schools or Classes for the Blind Attending Public Elementary Schools (see note c) At other Institutions At no School or Institution | 6 | 3 | 9 |
| — | — | — | |||
| — | — | — | |||
| — | — | — | |||
| (ii) Suitable for training in a School or Class for the partially blind. | Attending Certified Schools or Classes for the Blind Attending Public Elementary Schools (see note c) At other Institutions At no School or Institution | 7 | 6 | 13 | |
| 4 | 3 | 7 | |||
| _ | 1 | 1 | |||
| 2 | 2 | 4 | |||
| Deaf (including deaf and dumb and partially deaf) (see note d.) | (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 | 7 | 4 | 11 |
| Attending Public Elementary | |||||
| Schools (see note c) | — | — | — | ||
| At other Institutions | — | — | — | ||
| At no School or Institution | — | — | |||
| (ii) Suitable for training in a School or Class for the partially deaf. | Attending Certified Schools or | ||||
| Classes for the Deaf Attending Public Elementary | — | — | — | ||
| Schools (see note c). | 1 | 2 | 3 | ||
| At other Institutions | — | — | — | ||
| At no School or Institution | — | — | — | ||
| Mentally Defective | Feebleminded (cases not notifiable to the Local Control Authority). | Attending Certified Schools for Mentally Defective Children | 63 | 41 | 104 |
| Attending Public Elementary Schools (see note c) | 3 | 2 | 5 | ||
| At other Institutions | 2 | 2 | 4 | ||
| At no School or Institution | 5 | 2 | 7 | ||
| Notified to the Local Control Authority during the year. | Feebleminded | 9 | 4 | 13 | |
| Imbeciles | 9 | 6 | 15 | ||
| Idiots | — | — | — | ||
| Epileptics | Suffering from severe epilepsy. (See note f.) | Attending Certified Special Schools for Epileptics | 3 | 5 | 8 |
| In Institutions other than Certified Special Schools | 1 | — | 1 | ||
| Attending Public Elementary Schools (see note c) | 1 | 1 | 2 | ||
| At no School or Institution | 1 | 4 | 5 | ||