Hints from the Health Department. Leaflet from the archive of the Society of Medical Officers of Health. Credit: Wellcome Collection, London
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Walthamstow]
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The following- number of special examinations were carried out by the medical staff in respect of the categories stated.
Examinations | Re-examinations | |
---|---|---|
(a) Blind | — | — |
(b) Partially Sighted | — | — |
(c) Deaf | — | — |
(d) Partially Deaf | — | — |
(e) Delicate | 20 | — |
(f) Diabetic | — | |
(g) Educationally Sub-normal | 14 | 11 |
(gi) Ineducable | 9 | 8 |
(h) Epileptic | 3 | — |
(i) Maladjusted | 4 | — |
(j) Physically Handicapped | 7 | — |
(k) With speech defect | —- | — |
(l) Multiple defects | — | — |
57 | 19 |
Partially Sighted | E.S.N. | Physically Handicapped | Deaf | Total | Percentage | ||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Walthamstow | 7 | 58 | 73 | 9 | 147 | 63.9 | |
Dagenham | — | — | — | 3 | 3 | 1.3 | |
Forest | 5 | 8 | 8 | 15 | 36 | 15.7 | |
Ilford | 1 | — | — | 6 | 7 | 3.0 | |
Leyton | 1 | — | — | 6 | 7 | 3.0 | |
Romford | 5 | — | — | — | 5 | 2.2 | |
Middlesex | 25 | — | — | — | 25 | 10.9 | |
Totals | 44 | 66 | 81 | 39 | 230 | 100.0 |
The numbers of children in residential special schools and homes at the end of the year were as follows:—
Maladjusted | 19 |
Delicate | 5 |
Deaf | 5 |
Blind | 4 |
Epileptic | 3 |
Cardiac | 1 |
Educationally Sub-normal | 1 |
38 |
The former Walthamstow Education Committee had a tradition,
of which it may well be proud, in regard to special educational
treatment.