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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 1928
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for East Ham]
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TABLE III.
Return of all Exceptional Children in the Area for the Year ended 31st December, 1928
| Boys. | Girls. | Total | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Blind (including partially blind) (see note b). | Attending Certified Schools or Classes for the Blind | 2 | 2 | 4 | |
| Attending Public Elementary Schools (see note c) | _ | _ | |||
| At other Institutions | — | — | — | ||
| At no School or Institution | — | — | — | ||
| Attending Certified Schools or Classes for the Blind | 15 | 17 | 32 | ||
| Attending Public Elementary Schools (see note c) | — | _ | — | ||
| At other Institutions | — | 2 | 2 | ||
| At no School or Institution | 1 | 1 | |||
| Deaf (including deaf and dumb and partially deaf) (see note d.) | 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 | — | 1 | 1 | |
| Attending Public Elementary Schools (see note c) | 1 | 1 | 2 | ||
| 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 | 67 | 35 | 102 |
| Attending Public Elementary Schools (see note c) | — | — | — | ||
| At other Institutions | 4 | 2 | 6 | ||
| At no School or Institution | 1 | 3 | 4 | ||
| Notified to the Local Control Authority during the year. | Feebleminded | 1 | 2 | 3 | |
| Imbeciles | 2 | 3 | 5 | ||
| Idiots | — | — | — | ||
| Epileptics | Suffering from severe epilepsy. (See note f.) | Attending Certified Special Schools for Epileptics | 1 | 5 | 6 |
| In Institutions other than Certified Special Schools | 1 | 1 | 2 | ||
| Attending Public Elementary Schools (see note c) | |||||
| At no School or Institution | 2 | 1 | 3 | ||