London's Pulse: Medical Officer of Health reports 1848-1972
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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
West Ham 1926
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for West Ham]
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| Boys | Girls | Total | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| A. Blind (including partially blind). | Suitable for training in a School or Class for the totally blind. | (1) Attending Certified Schools or Classes for Blind | 9 | 7 | 16 |
| (2) Attending Public Elem. Schools | .. | .. | .. | ||
| (3) At other Institutions | .. | 1 | 1 | ||
| (4) At no School or Institution | .. | l | 1 | ||
| Suitable for training in a School or Class for the partially blind. | (5) Attending Certified Schools or Classes for Blind | 1 | 2 | 3 | |
| (6) Attending Public Elem. Schools. | 4 | 9 | 13 | ||
| (7) At other Institutions | .. | .. | .. | ||
| (8) At no School or Institution | .. | 1 | 2 | ||
| B. Deaf (including deaf and dumb and partially deaf). | Suitable for training in a School or Class for the totally deaf or deaf and dumb. | (1) Attending Certified Schools or Classes for Deaf | 26 | 43 | 69 |
| (2) Attending Public Elem. Schools | 1 | .. | 1 | ||
| (3) At other Institutions | .. | .. | .. | ||
| (4) At no School or Institution | .. | .. | .. | ||
| Suitable for training in a School or Class for the partially deaf. | (5) Attending Certified Schools or Classes for Deaf | 4 | 9 | ||
| (6) Attending Public Elem. Schools | .. | 3 | 3 | ||
| (7) At other Institutions | .. | .. | .. | ||
| (8) At no School or Institution | .. | .. | .. | ||
| C. Mentally Defective. | Feeble-minded (cases not notifiable to the Local Control Authority). | (1) Attending Certified Schools for Mentally Defective Children | 112 | 71 | 183 |
| (2) Attending Public Elem. Schools | 25 | 28 | 53 | ||
| (3) At other Institutions | .. | .. | .. | ||
| (4) At no School or Institution | .. | .. | 2 | ||
| Notified to the Local Control Authority during theyear. | (5) Feeble-minded | 1 | 1 | ||
| (6) Imbeciles | 4 | 10 | 14 | ||
| (7) Idiots | .. | .. | .. | ||
| D. Epileptics. | Suffering from severe epilepsy. | (1) Attending Certified Special Schools for Epileptics | 6 | 4 | 10 |
| (2) In Institutions other than Certified Special Schools | 3 | 4 | 7 | ||
| (3) Attending Public Elem. Schools | 1 | .. | 1 | ||
| (4) At no School or Institution | 9 | 6 | 15 | ||
| Suffering from epilepsy which is not severe. | (5) Attending Public Elem. Schools | 21 | 7 | 28 | |
| (6) At no School or Institution | 1 | 3 |