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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 1931
[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. | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Children suffering from multiple defects | — | 1 | 1 | ||
| Blind (including partially blind). | (i) Suitable for training in a School for the totally blind. | At Certified Schools for the Blind | 4 | 8 | 12 |
| At Public Elementary Schools | — | — | — | ||
| At other Institutions | — | 1 | 1 | ||
| At no School or Institution | — | - | - | ||
| (ii) Suitable for training in a School for the partially blind. | At Certified Schools for the Blind or Partially Blind | 27 | 27 | 54 | |
| At 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 for the totally deaf or deaf and dumb | At Certified Schools for the Deaf | 5 | 5 | 10 |
| At Public Elementary Schools | — | — | — | ||
| At other Institutions | — | — | — | ||
| At no School or Institution | |||||
| (ii) Suitable for training in a School for the partially deaf. | At Certified Schools for the Deaf or Partially Deaf | 4 | 5 | 9 | |
| At Public Elementary Schools | — | — | — | ||
| At other Institutions | — | — | — | ||
| At no School or Institution | — | — | — | ||
| Mentally Defective. | Feebleminded | At Certified Schools for Mentally Defective Children | 34 | 30 | G4 |
| At Public Elementary Schools | — | — | — | ||
| At other Institutions | 1 | — | 1 | ||
| At no School or Institution | 4 | 9 | 13 | ||
| Epileptics. | Suffering from severe epilepsy. | At Certified Schools for Epileptics | - | - | - |
| At Certified Residential Open-Air Schools | 3 | 1 | 4 | ||
| At Certified Day Open-Air Schools | — | — | — | ||
| At Public Elementary Schools | — | — | — | ||
| At other Institutions | — | — | — | ||
| At no School or Institution | — | — | — | ||
| At Physically Defective Centre | 1 | 1 | 2 | ||
| Suffering from epilepsy which is not severe. | At Public Elementary Schools | - | - | - | |
| At no School or Institution | |||||
| Physically Defective. | Active pulmonary tuberculosis (including pleura and intrathoracic glands). | At Sanatoria or Sanatorium Schools approved by the Ministry of Health or the Board | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| At Certified Residential Open-Air Schools | |||||
| At Certified Day Open-Air Schools | — | — | — | ||
| At Public Elementary Schools | — | 1 | 1 | ||
| At other Institutions | — | — | — | ||
| At no School or Institution | — | - | — | ||