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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 1930
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Walthamstow]
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TABLE III.
Return of all Exceptional Children in the Area.
| 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 | 4 | 0 | 10 |
| Attending Public Elementary Schools | — | — | — | ||
| At other Institutions | 2 | 2 | 4 | ||
| 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 | 28 | 21 | 49 | |
| 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 | 7 | 5 | 12 |
| Attending Public Elementary Schools | — | — | — | ||
| At other Institutions | — | — | — | ||
| At no School or Institution | — | — | — | ||
| Attending Certified Schools or Classes for the Deaf | 5 | 4 | 9 | ||
| Attending Public Elementary Schools | — | — | — | ||
| At other Institutions | — | — | — | ||
| At no School or Institution | — | — | — | ||
| Mentally Defective. | Feebleminded (cases not notifiable to the Local ControlAuthority) | Attending Certified Schools for Mentally Defective Children | 38 | 22 | 60 |
| Attending Public Elementary Schools | — | — | — | ||
| At other Institutions | 3 | — | 3 | ||
| At no School or Institution | 6 | 6 | 12 | ||
| Notified to the Local Control Authority during the year, | Feebleminded | 1 | — | 1 | |
| Imbeciles | 3 | 4 | 7 | ||
| Idiots | 1 | 2 | 3 | ||