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East Ham 1929

[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 SIst December, 1929(See note a).

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 Blind112
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 blind.Attending Certified Schools or Classes for the Blind151530
Attending Public Elementary Schools (see note c)11
At other Institutions22
At no School or Institution
Deaf (including deaf and dumb and partially deaf) (see note d.)(#.) Suitable for training in a School or Class for the totally deaf or deaf and dumb.Attending Certified Schools or Classes for the Deaf6814
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)213
At other Institutions
At no School or Institution
Mentally DefectiveFeebleminded (cases not notifiable to the Local Control Authority).(See note e.)Attending Certified Schools for Mentally Defective Children503383
Attending Public Elementary Schools (see note c)11
At other Institutions538
At no School or Institution224
Notified to the Local Control Authority during the year.Feebleminded88
Imbeciles358
Idiots22
EpilepticsSuffering from severe epilepsy. (See note f.)Attending Certified Special Schools for Epileptics336
In Institutions other than Certified Special Schools11
Attending Public Elementary Schools (see note c)
At no School or Institution224