Hints from the Health Department. Leaflet from the archive of the Society of Medical Officers of Health. Credit: Wellcome Collection, London
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for East Ham]
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Such cases have been dealt with by the Society's Inspectors as the result of direct reference from the School Medical Service during the year 1944. The following table indicates the work performed by the Society:—
Condition | Number of Cases | Treatment obtained | Treatment arranged | Cases under observation | Moved out of area |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
– | – | ||||
– | – | – | |||
– | |||||
– | – | — | |||
– |
The fact that court proceedings were avoided in every case is
deserving of special mention.
BLIND, DEAF, DEFECTIVE AND EPILEPTIC CHILDREN
Mentally Defective Children.
Total number of children notified during the year ended
31st December, 1944, by the Local Education Authority
to the Local Mental Deficiency Authority under the
Mental Deficiency (Notification of Children) Regulations
1928 8
During the year 1944 the number of cases examined for the purposes of the Mental Deficiency Acts was 22. Of these 18 were classified as mentally deficient and 4 as dull and backward, recommendations being made as shown in the following table:—
Number examined | 22 | |
Classified as mentally deficient | 18' | 18 |
Classified as morally deficient | — | |
Classified as imbeciles | — | |
Classified as idiots | ||
Classified as dull and backward | 4 | |
Recommended for Special School | 10 | |
Recommended for transfer to the Committee for the Care of the Mentally Defective | 8 |
The Day Special School for Mentally Defective Children was
closed at the outbreak of war and many of the children were evacuated
to Banstead or by private arrangements.
Many of these scholars are returning and it is not uncommon to
find that some have been admitted to Ordinary Elementary Schools,
whilst others have remained without education for considerable