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Heston and Isleworth 1931
[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 | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Children suffering from the following types of Multiple Defect, i.e., any combination of Total Blindness, Total Deafness, Mental Defect, Epilepsy, Active Tuberculosis, Crippling (as defined in penultimate category of the Table), or Heart Disease | 3 | 4 | 7* | ||
| Blind (including partially blind). | (i.) Suitable for training in a School for the totally blind. | At Certified Schools for the Blind | ... | 3 | 3 |
| At Public Elementary Schools | ... | ... | ... | ||
| At other Institutions | ... | ... | ... | ||
| At no School or Institution | ... | 1 | 1 | ||
| (ii.) Suitable for training in a School for the partially blind. | At Certified Schools for the Blind or Partially Blind | ... | 3 | 3 | |
| At Public Elementary Schools | 1 | 2 | 3 | ||
| At other Institutions | ... | ... | ... | ||
| At no School or Institution | 2 | 3 | 5 | ||
| Deaf (including deaf and dumb and partially deaf). | (i.) Suitable for training in a School for the totally deaf or deaf and dumb. | At Certified Schools for the Deaf | 3 | 3 | 6 |
| At Public Elementary Schools | ... | 1 | 1 | ||
| At other Institutions | ... | ... | ... | ||
| At no School or Institution | ... | ... | ... | ||
| At Certified Schools for the Deaf or Partially Deaf | ... | ... | ... | ||
| At Public Elementary Schools | 2 | ... | 2 | ||
| At other Institutions | ... | ... | ... | ||
| At no School or Institution | ... | ... | ... | ||
| Mentally Defective. | Feebleminded. | At Certified Schools for Mentally Defective Children | 3 | ... | 3 |
| At Public Elementary Schools | 13 | 3 | 16 | ||
| At other Institutions | ... | 1 | 1 | ||
| At no School or Institution | 3 | 3 | 6 | ||
| Notified to the Local Mental Deficiency Authority during the year. | Idiots | 2 | 1 | 3 | |
| Imbeciles | 5 | 2 | 7 | ||
| Others | ... | 1 | 1 | ||
| Epileptics. | Suffering from severe epilepsy. | At Certified Schools for Epileptics | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| At Certified Residential Open Air Schools | ... | ... | ... | ||
| At Certified Day Open Air Schools | ... | ... | ... | ||
| At Public Elementary Schools | ... | ... | ... | ||
| At other Institutions | ... | ... | ... | ||
| At no School or Institution | 1 | 2 | 3 | ||
| Suffering from epilepsy which is not severe. | At Public Elementary Schools | 2 | 5 | 7 | |
| At no School or Institution | ... | ... | ... | ||
* Particulars of these cases are given at the end of the I able, on page 44.