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West Ham 1926

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for West Ham]

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The following Table gives the analysis of the special
findings at each of the four examinations at the two Special
Schools during the year under consideration: —
Cases Admitted to Special Schools.
Boys Girls.
Mentally Defective 32 21
Deformities 3 1
Tuberculosis 6 4
Other Physical Defects 16 14
Cases not Admitted to Special Schools.
Boys. Girls.
To continue at Elementary
School (mentally dull) 28 19
To continue at Elementary
School (slight physical
defects) 3 6
Recommended for Open Air
School 1
Notified to Local Authority
(M.D's.) 4 10
Too young to certify 3 5
Deaf Centre 1 —
Unfit for School—
Epilepsy 2
Paralysis 1 3
Defective Vision (Blind) 1 2
Debility 2 4
Mental Defectives 19 6
Tuberculosis 2
Heart 1 2
Rickets 1
Exempt 1 1
Other Physical Defects 14 21
(6) Infectious Disease.
There has been no school closure during the year on
account of infectious disease. All children excluded from
school by the Assistant School Medical Officers are notified to
the School Medical Officer, and their names entered in the
School Diseases Register of Exclusions.