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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 1937

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Wimbledon]

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Table: TABLE III—continuedB.—DELICATE CHILDREN.

TABLE III—continuedB.—DELICATE CHILDREN.

At Certified Special Schools.At Public Elementary Schools.At Other Institutions.At no School or Institution.Total.
428...32
C.—CRIPPLED CHILDREN.
At Certified Special Schools.At Public Elementary Schools.At Other Institutions.At no School or Institution.Total.
641112
D.—CHILDREN WITH HEART DISEASE.
At Certified Special Schools.At Public Elementary Schools.At Other Institutions.At no School or Institution.Total.
281...11
CHILDREN SUFFERING FROM MULTIPLE DEFECTS. Children suffering from any combination of the following types of defect:— Blindness (excluding partially sighted children). Deafness (excluding partially deaf children). Mental Defect (Feeble-minded). Severe Epilepsy. Active Tuberculosis. Crippling (as defined in Section C above). Heart Disease.
Combination of Defect.At Certified Special Schools.At Public Elementary SchoolsAt other Institutions.At no School or Institution.Total.
Crippled and Mentally Defective1.........1