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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 1930
[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 1980.
| 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 for the Blind | 3 | 2 | 5 | |
| 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 | 2 | 3 |
| 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. | – | 1 | 1 | |
| 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 | 20 | 23 | 45 |
| Defective Children | 2 | ||||
| Attending Public Elementary Schools | – | – | – | ||
| At other Institutions | – | – | – | ||
| At no School or Institution | – | – | – | ||
* Passed for Littleton 'Street L.C'.C. School
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