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West Ham 1926
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for West Ham]
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DEAF CHILDREN.
The Authority has provided Deaf Centres at Water Lane
and at Frederick Road, with places for 40 and 44 deaf mutes
respectively. These schools are visited annually by the Chief
Assistant School Medical Officer. A few of the children
belong to the "partially deaf" class, and one or two are
aphasic cases. Children from outside areas are admitted by
arrangement.
Institutional cases:—
Royal School for Deaf and Dumb, Margate—two girls.
Jewish School for Deaf and Dumb, Wandsworth—one girl.
INQUIRIES BY AFTER-CARE COMMITTEE.
Frederick Road Deaf Centre.
One girl Machinist.
One girl tried sewing, but proved a failure.
Water Lane Deaf Centre.
One boy bedstead making in City.
One boy Tailor's Cutter (learning) in City.
One girl Finisher in Wholesale Clothier's.
DEFECTIVE CHILDREN.
Provision is made by the Authority for defective children at their two Special Schools, Knox Road and Grange Road.
| Number of places occupied. | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mental Defectives. | Physical Defectives. | |||
| Boys. | Girls. | Boys. | Girls. | |
| Grange Road | 55 | 33 | 73 | 53 |
| Knox Road | 57 | 38 | 50 | 28 |
The places filled are over the original accommodation provided.
Quarterly examinations are held by the Consulting Medical
Officer in acordance with the Board's regulations. The results
of these examinations have been already recorded. It will be
seen that 14 imbeciles and two feeble-minded children were
reported to the Local Authority (Table III., Appendix).
Twenty-five children, as certified Imbeciles, are in Institutions
and 52 children certified as Imbeciles are residing at home.
Seven children are too young to be certified as possible
Imbeciles.