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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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| Boys. | Girls. | Totals. | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Epileptics. | Suffering from severe epilepsy. | Attending Certified Special Schools for Epileptics | 3 | 2 | 5 |
| In Institutions other than Certified Special Schools | – | – | – | ||
| Attending Public Elementary Schools | – | – | – | ||
| At no School or Institution | 3 | 4 | 7 | ||
| Suffering from epilepsy which is not severe. | Attending Public Elementary Schools | 2 | 3 | 5 | |
| At no School or Institution | – | – | – | ||
| Physically Defective | Infectious pulmonary and glandular tuberculosis. | At Sanatoria or Sanatorium Schools approved by the Ministry of Health or the Board | 5 | 4 | 9 |
| At other Institutions | — | — | — | ||
| At no School or Institution | — | — | – | ||
| Non-infectious but active pulmonary and glandular tuberculosis. | At Sanatoria or Sanatorium Schools approved by the Ministry of Health or the Board | 3 | 7 | 10 | |
| At Certified Residential Open Air Schools | – | – | – | ||
| At Certified Day Open Air Schools | – | — | — | ||
| At Public Elementarv Schools | 62 | 73 | 135 | ||
| At other Institutions | — | — | — | ||
| At no School or Institution | 1 | 1 | 2 | ||
| Physically Defective (continued) | Delicate children (e.g.. pre - or latent tuberculosis, malnutrition, debility, anaemia. etc). | At Certified Residential Open Air Schools | – | – | – |
| At Certified Day Open Air Schools | 25 | 65 | 90 | ||
| At Public Elementary Schools | — | — | — | ||
| At other Institutions | 3 | 6 | 9 | ||
| At no School or Institution | 6 | 7 | 13 | ||
| Active non-pulmonary tuberculosis. | At Sanatoria or Hospital Schools approved by the Ministry of Health or the Board | 11 | 3 | 14 | |
| 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 | 5 | 3 | 8 | |
| At Certified Residential Cripple Schools | 2 | 2 | 4 | ||
| At Certified Day Cripple Schools | 40 | 35 | 75 | ||
| At Public Elementary Schools | – | – | – | ||
| At other Institutions | – | – | – | ||
| At no School or Institution | 1 | 2 | 3 | ||