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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 1932
[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 | - | - | - | ||
| Blind (including partially blind). | (i) Suitable for training in a School for the totally blind. | At Certified Schools for the Blind | 3 | 6 | 9 |
| At Public Elementary Schools | - | - | - | ||
| At other Institutions | 1 | 1 | 2 | ||
| 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 | 24 | 22 | 46 | |
| 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 | 8 | 9 | 17 |
| 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 | 1 | 2 | 3 | |
| At Public Elementary Schools | - | - | - | ||
| At other Institutions | - | - | - | ||
| At no School or Institution | - | - | - | ||
| Mentally Defective. | Feebleminded | At Certified Schools for Mentally Defective Children | 34 | 42 | 76 |
| At Public Elementary Schools | - | - | - | ||
| At other Institutions | - | 2 | 2 | ||
| At no School or Institution | - | 2 | 2 | ||
| Epileptics. | Suffering from severe epilepsy. | At Certified Schools for Epileptics | _ | _ | _ |
| At Certified Residential Open-Air Schools | 1 | 1 | 2 | ||
| At Certified Day Open-Air Schools | - | - | - | ||
| At Public Elementary Schools | - | - | - | ||
| At other Institutions | - | - | - | ||
| At no School or Institution | 1 | - | 1 | ||
| - | - | - | |||
| 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 | 2 | 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 | - | - | - | ||