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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 1928
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Wimbledon]
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TABLE III.
NUMERICAL RETURN OF ALL EXCEPTIONAL CHILDREN IN THE AREA IN
| Boys. | Girls. | Total. | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Blind (including partially blind.) | (i) Suitable for training in a School or Class for the totally blind. | Attending Certified 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 lor the Blind | 2 | 1 | 3 | |
| 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. | 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 deaf. | Attending Certified Schools or Classes for the deaf | - | - | - | |
| Attending Public Elementary Schools | - | - | - | ||
| At other Institutions | - | - | - | ||
| At no School or Institution | - | - | - | ||
| Mentally Defective. | Feeble minded (cases not notifiable to the Local Control Authority). | Attending Certified | - | - | - |
| Schools for Mentally Defective Children | 29 | 26 | 55 | ||
| Attending Public Elementary Schools | - | - | - | ||
| At other Institutions | - | - | _ | ||
| At no School or Institution | 1 | 1 | 2 | ||