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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 III—
| B.—Delicate Children : | |
| Children (except those included in other groups) whose general health renders it desirable that they should be specially selected for admission to an Open Air School: | |
| At Certified Special Schools | 3 |
| At Public Elementary Schools | 16 |
| At no School or Institution | - |
| Total | 19* |
| * These figures are considerably less than in previous reports , as many of the delicate children on the list not included in previous groups, viz., 27 in number, are cases of Rheumatism and consequently are not suitable for an Open Air School. | |
| C.— Crippled Children: | |
| Children (other than those diagnosed as tuberculous and in need of treatment for that disease) who are suffering from a degree of crippling sufficiently severe to interfere materially with a child's normal mode of life: | |
| At Certified Special Schools | 2 |
| At Public Elementary Schools | 16 |
| At other Institutions | 1 |
| At no School or Institution | - |
| Total | 19 |
| D.—Children with Heart Disease: | |
| Children whose defect is so severe as to necessitate the provision of educational facilities other than those of the Public Elementary School: | |
| At Certified Special Schools | 1 |
| At Public Elementary Schools | _ |
| At other Institutions | 8 |
| At no School or Institution | 2 |
| Total | 11 |