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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 1937
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Kingston-upon-Thames]
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TABLE III.
Return of all Exceptional Children in the Area.
Children suffering from multiple defects, i.e. any combination of the following types of defect:-blindness, deafness, mental defect, epilepsy, active tuberculosis, crippling, heart disease Nil
| Exceptional Children | At Certified Special Schools | At Certified Schools for the partially sighted or deaf | At Public Elementary Schools | At other Institutions | At no School or Institution | TOTAL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Blind | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Partially Sighted | — | 1 | — | - | — | 1 |
| Deaf | — | 1 | — | - | — | 1 |
| Partially Deaf | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Mentally Defective (feeble minded) | 1 | - | - | - | - | 1 |
| Epileptic | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | |
| Physically Defective (a) Tuberculosis | ||||||
| 1. Pulmonary | — | — | - | — | — | |
| 2. Non-pulmonary | — | 3 | 1 | — | 4 | |
| (b) Delicate | 11 | 15 | - | — | 26 | |
| (c) Crippled | 6 | 8 | 2 | — | 16 | |
| (d) Heart Disease | 8 | 10 | — | - | 18 |