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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
Kingston upon Thames 1926
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Kingston-upon-Thames]
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TABLE III.—
| — | — | — | Boys. | Girls. | Total. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Epileptics | Suffering from severe epilepsy | Attending Certified Special Schools for Epileptics | – | – | – |
| In Institutions other than Certified Special Schools . | – | – | – | ||
| Attending Public Elementary Schools | – | – | – | ||
| At no School or Institution | — | ||||
| Suffering from epilepsy which is not severe. | Attending Public Elementary Schools | 4 | 3 | 7 | |
| At no School or Institution | — | — | — | ||
| Physically Defective | Infectious pulmonary and glandular tuberculosis. | At Sanatoria or Sanatorium Schools approved by the Ministry of Health or the Board | – | – | – |
| At other Institutions | – | — | — | ||
| At no School or Institution | — | — | |||
| Non-infectious but active pulmonary and glandular tuberculosis. | At Sanatoria or Sanatorium Schools approved by the Ministry of Health or the Board | – | – | – | |
| At Certified Residential Open Air Schools | – | _ | – | ||
| At Certified Day Open Air Schools | – | – | – | ||
| At Public Elementary Schools | 1 | 1 | 2 | ||
| At other Institutions | – | — | — | ||
| At no School or Institution | — | — | |||
| Delicate children (e.g pre or latent tuberculosis, malnutrition.debility, anæmia, etc). | At Certified Residential Open Air Schools | – | – | – | |
| At Certified Day Open Air Schools | – | – | – | ||
| At Public Elementary Schools | 5 | 6 | 11 | ||
| At other Institutions | – | — | — | ||
| At no School or Institution | — | — | — | ||
| Active non-pulmon-ary tuberculosis. | At Sanatoria or Hospital Schools approved by the Ministry of Health or the Board | – | – | – | |
| At Public Elementary Schools At other Institutions | 1 | 2 | 3 | ||
| At no School or Institution | — | — | — | ||
| Crippled Children (other than those with active tuberculous disease), e.g., children suffering from paralysis, etc., and including those with severe heart disease. | At Certified Hospital Schools | 1 | 1 | 2 | |
| At Certified Residential Cripple Schools | _ | _ | _ | ||
| At Certified Day Cripple Schools | 17 | 15 | 32 | ||
| At Public Elementary Schools | 2 | 3 | 5 | ||
| At other Institutions | — | — | — | ||
| At no School or Institution | – | – | – |