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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
Heston and Isleworth 1929
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Heston and Isleworth]
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TABLE III.—RETURN of all Exceptional Children in the area.
| 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 | ... | 3 | 3 |
| Attending Public Elementary Schools | ... | ... | ... | ||
| At other Institutions | ... | ... | ... | ||
| At no School or Institution | ... | 1 | 1 | ||
| (ii.) Suitable for training in a School or Class for the partially blind. | Attending Certified Schools or Classes for the Blind | ... | 2 | 2 | |
| Attending Public Elementary Schools | 1 | 2 | 3 | ||
| At other Institutions | ... | 1 | 1 | ||
| At no School or Institution | ... | 2 | 2 | ||
| 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 | 4 | 7 |
| Attending Public Elementary | 1 | ... | 1 | ||
| 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 | 1 | 1 | 2 | ||
| At other Institutions | ... | ... | ... | ||
| At no School or Institution | ... | ... | ... | ||
| Mentally Defective. | Feebleminded (cases not notifiable to the Local Control Authority). | Attending Certified Schools for Mentally Defective Children | 1 | ... | 1 |
| Attending Public Elementary Schools | 5 | 7 | 12 | ||
| At other Institutions | ... | ... | ... | ||
| At no School or Institution | 5 | 2 | 7 | ||
| Notified to the Local Control Authority during the year. | Feebleminded | ... | ... | ... | |
| Imbeciles | ... | ... | ... | ||
| Idiots | 1 | ... | 1 | ||
| Epileptics. | Suffering from severe Epilepsy. | Attending Certified Special Schools for Epileptics | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| In Institutions other than Certified Special Schools | ... | ... | ... | ||
| Attending Public Elementary Schools | ... | ... | ... | ||
| At no School or Institution | 1 | ... | 1 | ||
| Suffering from Epilepsy which is not severe. | Attending Public Elementary Schools | 5 | 1 | 6 | |
| At no School or Institution | ... | ... | ... | ||