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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

Brentford and Chiswick 1933

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Brentford and Chiswick]

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Table: Those sent to Special Schools are shown in the followingTable

Those sent to Special Schools are shown in the following

Table

Institution.Charge to Local Authority per annum.Contribution by Parents per week.
Deaf Children— 1. Girl age 10I/.C.C. Ackmar Road Deaf School, Fulham.£31/15/31/-
2. Boy age 10Ditto£31/15/3No contrib'on
5. Boy age 15Royal School for Deaf, Margate£1151-
Children with Defective Vision 1. Boy age 5Sunshine House, E. Grinstead£605/-
2. Girl age 10Iv.C.C. Kingwood Road (Myopic) School, Fulham£14/17/10No contribution
3. Boy age 11Ditto£14/17/104/-
4. Girl age 12Ditto£14/17/10No contrib'on
Mentally Defective Children— 1. Boy age 15Acton Special (M.D.) School£11/6/42/6
Cripples— 1. Girl age 12 2. Boy age 13Heritage Craft School, Chailey Shaftesbury Society's Residential School, Hastings£92/5/6 £68/10/04/6 2/6
Epileptic Children 1. Boy age 13Home & School for Epileptics, Lingfield.£68 18s.No contrib'on
Chronic Lung Condition— 1. Boy age 10Suntrap Special School, Hayling Island£315/-
2. Boy age 12Ditto£37No contrib'on
Total children: 13£555/3/10/1/9/6 per week = £76/14 per annum