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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
Ilford 1924
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Ilford]
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TABLE III.—Return of all Exceptional Children in the AREA in 1924.
| Boys. | Girls. | Total. | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Blind (including partially blind) | (i) Suitable for training in a School or Class for the totally blind | Attending Certified Schools or | . | . | . |
| Classes for the Blind | — | — | — | ||
| Attending Public Elementary Schools | . | . | . | ||
| At other Institutions | — | — | — | ||
| At no School or Institution | — | — | — | ||
| (ii) Suitable for training in a School or Class for the partially blind | Attending Certified Schools or Classes for the Blind | 1 | 1 | 2 | |
| Attending Public Element'ary Schools | . | . | . | ||
| At other Institutions (private school) | 1 | . | 1 | ||
| At no School or Institution | — | 1 | 1 | ||
| Deaf (including Deaf and Dumb and partially Deaf) | (i) Suitable for training in a School or Class for the totally deaf or deaf and dumb | Attending Certified Schools or Classes for the Deaf | 2 | 4 | 6 |
| Attending Public Elementary Schools | . | . | . | ||
| At other Institutions | — | . | — | ||
| At no School or Institution | - | . | — | ||
| (ii) Suitable for training in a School or Class for the partially deaf | Attending Certified Schools or Classes for tne Deaf | . | . | . | |
| Attending Public Elementary Schools | 1 | 1 | 2 | ||
| At other Institutions | — | — | — | ||
| At no School or Institution | — | — | — | ||
| Mentally Defective | Feeble Minded (cases not notifiable to the Local Control Authority) | Attending Certified Schools for Mentally Defective Children | |||
| 5 | 6 | 11 | |||
| Attending Public Elementary Schools | 15 | 5 | 20 | ||
| At other Institutions | — | — | — | ||
| At no School or Institution | 4 | 3 | 7 | ||
| Notified to the Local Control Authority during the year | Feeble Minded | — | — | — | |
| Imbeciles | — | 1 | 1 | ||
| Idiots | 1 | — | 1 | ||