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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56.
NATIONAL SOCIETY FOR THE PREVENTION OF CRUELTY TO CHILDREN
Nature of Offence | How dealt with | ||
---|---|---|---|
Neglect | 25 | Warned | 42 |
Ill-treatment | 8 | In Juvenile Court | 2 |
Beyond control | 1 | Prosecuted | 1 |
Advice sought | 13 | Dropped | 2 |
No. of children dealt with - Boys 88, Girls 82 (63 under 5 years
of age).
HANDICAPPED PUPILS
No. examined | |
---|---|
(a) Blind | |
(b) Partially Sighted | |
(c) Deaf | - |
(d) Partially Deaf | |
(e) Educationally Sub-normal | 35 |
(f) Epileptic | |
(g) Maladjusted | 13 |
(h) Physically Handicapped | 2 |
(i) Speech | |
(j) Delicate | 13 |
CHILDREN ATTENDING THE SPECIAL SCHOOLS
Partially Sighted | Deaf | Open Air School | Educationally Subnormal | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Walthamstow | 8 | 5 | 48 | 98 |
Forest | 10 | 14 | 27 | 1 |
South Essex | 8 | 2 | - | - |
Barking | 2 | 3 | - | - |
Dagenham | 11 | - | - | - |
Ilford | 2 | 7 | - | - |
Leyton | 2 | 9 | 18 | - |
Romford | 4 | 6 | - | 1 |
Middlesex | 8 | - | 1 | - |
Hertfordshire | - | - | - | - |
Mid Essex | - | - | - | - |
Chadwell Heath | - | 2 | - | - |
Hornchurch | 1 | 1 | 1 | - |