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East Ham 1938
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for East Ham]
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Table III—continued.
defect of receiving proper benefit from the instruction in the ordinary
Public Elementary Schools but are not incapable by reason of that defect
of receiving benefit from instruction in Special Schools for mentally
defective children.
The following Table includes all such children except those who have been notified to the Local Authority under the Mental Deficiency Act in accordance with Article 3 of the Mental Deficiency (Notification of Children) Regulations, 1928.
| At Certified Schools for Mentally Defective Children. | At Public Elementary Schools. | At At other i no School Institutions, j or 1 Institution. | Total. |
|---|---|---|---|
| 55 | — | 4 | 59 |
Epileptic Children.
Children Suffering from Severe Epilepsy.
In this part of the Table only those children are included who are epileptic within the meaning of the Act, i.e., children who, not being idiots or imbeciles, are unfit by reason of severe epilepsy to attend the ordinary Public Elementary Schools.
| At Certified Special Schools. | At Public Elementary Schools. | At other Institutions. | At no School or Institution. | Total. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 | — | — | — | 3 |
Physically Defective Children.
A. Tuberculous Children.
Only children diagnosed as tuberculous and requiring treatment for
tuberculosis at a sanatorium, a dispensary, or elsewhere are recorded
in this category.
I.—Children Suffering from Pulmonary Tuberculosis.
(Including pleura and intra-thoracic glands.)