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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 1931
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Ilford]
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Table III. —
| — | — | Boys | Girls | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Physically Defective (continued) | Tuberculosis of bones and joints (not including deformities due to old tuberculosis). | At Sanatoria or Hospital Schools approved by the Ministry of Health or the Board | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| At Public Elementary Schls. | — | 2 | 2 | ||
| At other Institutions | — | 1 | 1 | ||
| At no School or Institution | 1 | 2 | 3 | ||
| Tuberculosis of other organs (skin. etc.). | At Sanatoria or Hospital Schools approved by the Ministry of Health or the Board | - | - | - | |
| At Public Elementary Schls. | 1 | 1 | 2 | ||
| At other Institutions | — | — | - | ||
| At no School or Institution | — | — | — | ||
| Delicate Children, i.e. all children (except those included in other groups) whose general health renders it desirable that they should be specially selected for admission to an Open Air School. | At Certified Residential Cripple Schools | 1 | - | 1 | |
| At Certified Day Cripple Schools | - | - | - | ||
| At Certified Residential Open Air Schools | - | - | - | ||
| At Certified Day Open Air Schools | 53 | 47 | 100 | ||
| At Public Elementary Schls. | 36 | 30 | 66 | ||
| At other Institutions | 1 | 1 | 2 | ||
| At no School or Institution | 1 | 1 | 2 | ||
| Crippled Children (other than those with active tuberculous disease) who are suffering from a decree of crippling sufficiently severe to interefere materially with a child's normal mode of life. | At Certified Hospital Schools | 4 | 2 | 6 | |
| At Certified Residential Cripple Schools | _- | 1 | 1 | ||
| At Certified Day Cripple Schools | 1 | 1 | 2 | ||
| At Certified Residental Open Air Schools | - | - | - | ||
| At Certified Day Open Air Schools | - | 2 | 2 | ||
| At Public Elementary Schls. | 36 | 30 | 66 | ||
| At other Institutions | 2 | — | 2 | ||
| At no School or Institution | 6 | 2 | 8* | ||
| Children with heart disease, i.e., children whose defect is so severe as to necessitate the provision of educational facilities other than those of the public elementary school. | At Certified Hospital Schools | — | — | - | |
| At Certified Residential Cripple Schools | - | 1 | 1 | ||
| At Certified Day Cripple Schools | - | - | - | ||
| At Certified Residential Open Air Schools | - | - | - | ||
| At Certified Day Open Air Schools | - | - | - | ||
| At Public Elementary Schls. | - | - | - | ||
| At other Institutions | 1 | - | 1 | ||
| At no School or Institution | 2 | 1 | 3 | ||
| * 4 of these children are over 14 years of age. | |||||