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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
Wimbledon 1927
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Wimbledon]
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TABLE III.
NUMERICAL RETURN OP ALL EXCEPTIONAL CHILDREN IN THE AREA IN ]927.
| Boys. | Girls. | Total. | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Blind (including partially blind.) | Attending C e r t i fi e d Schools or Classes for the Blind | 1 | - | 1 | |
| Attending Public Elementary Schools | - | - | - | ||
| At other Institutions | - | - | - | ||
| 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 | 1 | 1 | 2 | |
| 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. | 3 | 1 | 4 |
| Attending Public Elementary Schools | - | - | - | ||
| At other Institutions | - | - | - | ||
| At no School or Institution | - | - | - | ||
| Attending Certified Schools or Classes for the deaf. | - | - | - | ||
| Attending Public Elementary Schools | - | - | - | ||
| At other Institutions | - | - | - | ||
| At no School or Institution | - | - | - | ||
| Mentally Defective. | Feebleminded (cases not notifiable to the Local Control Authority.) | Attending Certified Schools for Mentally | 29 | 23 | 52 |
| Defective Chi Id ren | †3 | - | †3 | ||
| Attending Public Elementary Schools | - | - | - | ||
| At other Institutions | - | - | - | ||
| At no School or Institution | - | - | - | ||