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 Ilford]
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TABLE III—
Boys | Girls. | Total. | |||
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Pulmonary Tuberculosis | Attending Public Elementary Schools | 16 | 13 | 29 | |
Attending Certified Schools for Physically Defective Children | - | - | - | ||
In Institutions other than Certified Schools | 3 | - | 3 | ||
Not at School | 3 | 2 | 5 | ||
Crippling due to Tuberculosis | Attending Public Elementary Schools | 8 | 7 | 15 | |
Attending Certified Schools for Physically Defective Children | - | - | - | ||
Physically Defective | In Institutions other than Certified Schools | - | 3 | 3 | |
Not at School | - | 1 | 1 | ||
Crippling due to causes other losis, i.e., Paralysis, Rickets, Traumatism | Attending Public Elementary Schools | 22 | 10 | 32 | |
Attending Certified Schools for Physically Defective Children | - | - | - | ||
In Institutions other than Certified Schools | 1 | 1 | 2 | ||
Not at School | 4 | 1 | 5 | ||
Other Physical Defectives, e.g., delicate and other children suitable for admission to open-air Schools | Attending Public Elementary Schools | 21 | 20 | 41 | |
Attending Open-air Schools | - | - | - | ||
Attending Certified Schools for Physically Defective Children other than Open-air Schools | - | - | - | ||
Not at School | - | - | - | ||
Children suffering from severe heart disease | Attending Public Elementary Schools | 9 | 13 | 22 | |
Dull or Backward | Retarded 2 years | 95 | 107 | 202 | |
Retarded 3 years | 22 | 35 | 57 |