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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 1927
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for West Ham]
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TABLE III.
Numerical Return of all Exceptional Children in the Area in 1927. Public Elementary School Children.
| 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 | 7 | 8 | 15 |
| (2) Attending Public Elem. Schools | – | – | – | ||
| (3) At other Institutions | – | – | – | ||
| (4) At no School or Institution | 4 | 3 | 7 | ||
| Suitable for training in a School or Class for the partially blind. | (5) Attending Certified Schools or Classes for the Blind | – | – | – | |
| (6) Attending Public Elem.Schools | 8 | 7 | 15 | ||
| (7) At other Institutions | 1 | 5 | 6 | ||
| (8) At no School or Institution | — | 1 | 1 | ||
| 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 | 25 | 29 | 54 |
| (2) Attending Public Elem.Schools | — | — | — | ||
| (3) At other Institutions | 5 | 5 | 10 | ||
| (4) At no School or Institution | — | 1 | 1 | ||
| Suitable for training in a School or Class for the partially Deaf. | (5) Attending Certified Schools or Classes for Deaf | – | – | – | |
| (6) Attending Public Elem.Schools | 2 | 1 | 3 | ||
| (7) At other Institutions | — | — | — | ||
| (8) At no School or Institution | — | — | — | ||
| C. Mentally Defective | Feebleminded (cases not notifiable to the Local Control Authority). | (1) Attending Certified Schools for Mentally Defective Children | 100 | 74 | 174 |
| (2) Attending Public Elem.Schools | 29 | 27 | 56 | ||
| (3) At other Institutions | – | — | — | ||
| (4) At no School or Institution | 5 | 4 | 9 | ||
| Notified to the Local Control Authority during the year. | (5) Feebleminded | 1 | 1 | 2 | |
| (6) Imbeciles | 12 | 9 | 21 | ||
| (7) Idiots | – | – | – | ||
| D. Epileptics | Suffering from severe Epilepsy. | (1) Attending Certified Special Schools for Epileptics | 4 | 2 | 6 |
| (2) In Institutions other than Certified Special Schools | 4 | 6 | 10 | ||
| (3) Attending Public Elem. Schools | 2 | 4 | 6 | ||
| (4) At no School or Institution | 10 | 3 | 13 | ||
| Suffering from Epilepsy which is not severe | (5) Attending Public Elem. Schools | 11 | 19 | 30 | |
| (6) At no School or Institution | 2 | 1 | 3 | ||