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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
Walthamstow 1924
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Walthamstow]
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TABLE III.
| - | — | - | Boys. | Girls. | Total. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| (i.) Suitable for training in a School or Class for the totally blind. | Attending Certified Schools or Classes for the Blind | 13 | 16 | 29 | |
| Attending Public Elementary Schools | — | - | — | ||
| At other Institutions | - | — | _ | ||
| At no School or Institution | - | — | — | ||
| Blind (including partially blind) | (ii.) Suitable for training in a School or Class for the partially blind. | Attending Certified Schools or Classes for the Blind | 18 | 17 | 35 |
| Attending Public Elementary Schools | - | - | - | ||
| At other Institutions | - | - | - | ||
| At no School or Institution | — | — | - | ||
| 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 Ceitified Schools or Classes for the Deal | 11 | 5 | 16 |
| 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 the Deaf | 3 | 2 | 5 | |
| Attending Public Elementary Schools | - | - | - | ||
| At other Institutions | — | — | — | ||
| At no School or Institution | - | - | — | ||
| Mentally Defective | Feebleminded (cases not notifiable to the Local Control Authority). | Attending Certified Schools for Mentally Defective Children | 27 | 28 | 55 |
| Attending Public Elementary Schools | - | 1 | 1 | ||
| At other Institutions | 6 | — | 6 | ||
| At no School or Institution | 8 | 7 | 15 | ||
| Notified to the Local Control Authority during the year. | Feebleminded | 1 | — | 1 | |
| Imbeciles | 1 | 1 | 2 | ||
| Idiots | 2 | - | 2 | ||
| Epileptics | Suffering from severe epilepsy. | Attending Certified Special Schools for Epileptics | 3 | 1 | 4 |
| In Institutions other than Certified Special Schools | - | - | - | ||
| Attending Public Elementary Schools | 2 | 3 | |||
| At no School or Institution | 1 | 4 | 5 | ||
| Suffering from epilepsy which is not severe. | Attending Public Elementary Schools | - | - | - | |
| At no School or Institution | 1 | 5 | 6 | ||
| Physically Defective | Infectious pulmonary and glandular tuberculosis. | At Sanatoria or Sanatorium Schools approved by the Ministry of Health or the Board | 1 | 8 | 9 |
| At other Institutions | — | — | — | ||
| At no School or Institution | — | 1 | 1 | ||
| 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 | 3 | 1 | 4 | ||
| At other Institutions | — | — | - | ||
| At no School or Institution | — | - | — | ||
| Delicate children (e.g., pre-or latent tuberculosis, malnutrition, debility, anaemia, etc.) | At Certified Residential Open Air Schools | — | 2 | 2 | |
| At Certified Day Open Air Schools | - | - | - | ||
| At Public Elementary Schools | — | — | — | ||
| At other Institutions | 3 | 2 | 5 | ||
| At no School or Institution | 2 | 4 | 6 | ||
| Active non-pulmonary tuberculosis. | At Sanatoria or Hospital Schools approved by the Ministry of Health or the Board | 2 | 1 | 3 | |
| At Public Elementary Schools | — | — | — | ||
| At other Institutions | — | — | — | ||
| 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 | 10 | 10 | 20 | |
| At Certified Residential Cripple Schools | 1 | 1 | 2 | ||
| At Certified Day Cripple Schools | 24 | 25 | 49 | ||
| At Public Elementary Schools | — | - | — | ||
| At other Institutions | — | — | — | ||
| At no School or Institution | 1 | 1 | 2 |