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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 1925
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Walthamstow]
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TABLE III.
Numerical Return of all Exceptional Children in the Area in 1926.
| Boys. | Girls. | Totals. | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | 10 | 7 | 17 |
| Attending Public Elementary Schools | — | — | — | ||
| At other Institutions | 1 | 1 | 2 | ||
| At no School or Institution | |||||
| Attending Certified Schools or Classes for the Blind | 16 | 22 | 38 | ||
| 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 Certified Schools or Classes for the Deaf | 9 | 4 | 13 |
| Attending Public Elementary Schools | — | — | — | ||
| At other Institutions | — | — | — | ||
| At no School or Institution | |||||
| Attending Certified Schools or Classes for the Deaf | 3 | 2 | 5 | ||
| Attending Public Elementarv Schools | — | — | — | ||
| At other Institutions | — | — | — | ||
| At no School or Institution | |||||
| Mentally Defective. | Feebleminded (cases not notifiable to the Local Con trolAuthority) | Attending Certified Schools for Mentally Defective Children | 35 | 30 | 65 |
| Attending Public Elementary Schools | — | — | — | ||
| At other Institutions | — | — | — | ||
| At no School or Institution .. | |||||
| Notified to the Local Control Authority during the year. | |||||
| Imbeciles | 1 | 9 | 3 | ||
| Idiots | 1 | — | 1 | ||