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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 1938
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Brentford and Chiswick]
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mentally retarded.
| school | boys | girls | Total No. of children | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Years retarded | Total Boys | Years retarded | Total Girls | ||||||||||
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | ||||
| Brentford Senior Boys | 33 | 32 | 22 | 10 | 2 | 99 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 99 |
| Brentford Senior Girls | - | - | - | - | - | - | 2 | 1 | 8 | 5 | 2 | 18 | 18 |
| Canal Boat Department | - | - | 1 | 2 | - | 3 | - | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 8 |
| Ealing Road Junior Mixed | 3 | 4 | - | - | - | 7 | 4 | 1 | - | - | - | 5 | 12 |
| Ealing Road Special Class | 3 | 6 | 1 | - | - | 10 | 3 | 5 | - | - | - | 8 | 18 |
| Ealing Road Infants' | 8 | 2 | - | - | - | 10 | 4 | - | - | - | - | 4 | 14 |
| Lionel Road Junior & Infants' | 5 | 3 | 5 | 1 | - | 14 | 8 | 2 | 2 | - | - | 12 | 26 |
| St. George's | 5 | 7 | 1 | - | - | 13 | 4 | 5 | 2 | - | - | 11 | 24 |
| St. John's | 3 | 3 | - | - | - | 6 | - | 2 | - | - | - | 2 | 8 |
| St. Paul's | 17 | - | - | - | - | 17 | 6 | 2 | 1 | - | - | 9 | 26 |
| Belmont Junior Mixed | 11 | 7 | - | - | - | 18 | - | - | - | - | - | 3 | 21 |
| Belmont Senior Mixed | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Belmont Infants' | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 2 | - | - | - | 2 | 2 |
| Beverley Road Infants' | 1 | - | - | - | - | 1 | 3 | - | - | - | - | 3 | 4 |
| Hogarth Senior Boys' | 3 | 13 | 1 | - | - | 17 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 17 |
| Hogarth Senior Girls | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 9 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 18 | 18 |
| Hogarth Junior Boys' | 8 | 17 | 6 | - | - | 31 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 31 |
| Hogarht Junior Girls' | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 23 | 17 | - | - | 40 | 40 |
| Strand Senior Mixed | - | - | - | 2 | - | 2 | - | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 8 |
| Strand Junior Mixed | 6 | 5 | 3 | - | - | 14 | 6 | 3 | - | - | - | 9 | 23 |
| Strand Infants' | 1 | 2 | - | - | - | 3 | - | 3 | - | - | - | 3 | 6 |
| Clifden Road Infants' | - | 6 | - | - | - | 6 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6 |
| Totals | 107 | 107 | 40 | 15 | 2 | 271 | 40 | 64 | 38 | 9 | 7 | 158 | 429 |
Miss Charles, Head Mistress of Ealing Road Special Class,
reports as follows:—
"The Special Class for retarded children is now in its fourth
year. The number in class is now being raised from 18 to 20.
At present we have a waiting list. Eight children have left
during the past year, all but one to join their normal age groups.
Seven more will be leaving during the coming term. Owing
to the closure of the adjoining C.D.S. Centre, lunches are no
longer provided, but cod liver oil and malt is administered to
all who need it."
The following were notified to the County under Section
2 (2) of the Mental Deficiency Act:—