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East Ham 1931

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for East Ham]

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TABLE III.

Return of all Exceptional Children in the Area during the Year ended 31st December, 1931.

Boys.Girls.Total.
Children suffering from the following types of Multiple Defect, i.e., any combination of Total Blindness, Total Deafness, Mental Defect, Epilepsy, Active Tuberculosis, Crippling (as defined in penultimate category of the Tabled or Heart Disease The actual combination of defects and the type of School, if any, attended should be indicated on a separate sheet.2131
Blind (including partially blind)(i.) Suitable for training in a School for the totally blind.At Certified Schools for the Blind112
At Public Elementary Schools
At other Institutions
At no School or Institution
(ii) Suitable for training in a School for the partially blind.At Certified Schools for the Blind or Partially Blind121325
At Public Elementary Schools22
At other Institutions22
At no School or Institution
Deaf (including deaf and dumb and partially deaf)(i) Suitable for training in a School for the totally deaf or deaf and dumb.At Certified Schools for the Deaf8816
At Public Elementarv Schools
At other Institutions
At no School or Institution
(ii.) Suitable for training in a school for the partially deaf.At Certified Schools for the
Deaf or Partially Deaf At Public Elementary Schools1i2
At other Institutions
At no School or Institution
Mentally DefectiveFeebleminded (cases not notifiable to the Local Control Authority).At Certified Schools for Mentally Defective Children593291
At Public Elementary Schools
At other Institutions549
At no School or Institution
Notified to the Local Mental Deficiency Authority during the year.Feebleminded9918
Imbeciles246
Idiots

* 1 Boy P.D. and M.D. No school.
1 „ Epileptic and M.D. „
1 Girl Blind and M.D. „