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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
Hillingdon 1965
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Hillingdon]
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The number of children under five being dealt with under various categories is as follows:
| Year of Birth | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1962 | 1963 | 1964 | 1965 | |
| Defective Vision | 11 | — | — | — |
| Defective Vision with Mental Defect | — | — | I | — |
| Defective Hearing | 6 | 1 | 1 | — |
| Mental Defect | 21 | 8 | 5 | — |
| Mongolism | 6 | 4 | 1 | 4 |
| Spastic | — | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Epileptic | 3 | 1 | 2 | 1 |
| Heart Disease | 9 | 8 | 5 | 1 |
| Spina Bifida | 2 | 1 | — | 1 |
| Congenital dislocation of hip | — | 1 | — | — |
| Muscular Atrophy | — | 1 | — | — |
| Fibrocystic disease of pancreas | 1 | — | — | — |
| Achondroplasia | 1 | — | — | — |
| Diabetic | 1 | — | — | — |
| 51 | 26 | 16 | 8 | |
* Already being educated in a Boarding School for Blind Pupils.
In cases of severe mental subnormality arrangements need to be made as soon as possible so
that a correct placing can be ensured at the appropriate time. Formal action is rarely taken before a
child is seven, and informal placement is frequently made.
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