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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
Chiswick 1925
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Chiswick]
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TABLE III—RETURN OF ALL EXCEPTIONAL CHILDREN IN THE AREA DURING THE YEAR ENDING 3 1 ST DECEMBER, 1925.
| 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 | 2 | 2 | 4 |
| 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 | 1 | - | 1 |
| Attending PublicElementary Schools | 2 | - | 2 | |
| At Other Institutions | - | - | - | |
| At no School or Institution | - | 1 | 1 | |
| 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 | 4 | 2 | 6 |
| 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 | - | - | - |
| 21 | 5 | 26 | ||
| 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 Defective Children | - | - | - |
| Attending Public Elementary Schools | 19 | 9 | 281 | |
| At Other Institutions | - | 1 | 1 | |
| At no School or Institution | 3 | 1 | 4 | |
| Notified to the Local Control Authority during the year. | Feebleminded | - | 1 | 1 |
| Imbeciles | 2 | 1 | 3 | |
| Idiots | 1 | - | 1 | |
* In addition 39 Boys and 12 Girls classified as "Dull and Backward" are
attending the Public Elementary Schools.