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West Ham 1933

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

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Mentally defectivc children who are not in Special Schools
are those who are too young for certification. These are reviewed
from time to time bv the Chief Assistant School Medical Officer.
(c) Ceneral Review of the work of the Authority's Special Schools.
Knox Road and Grange Road Special Schools for
Mentally and Physically Defective Children.
The Special Schools at Knox Road and Grange Road have
provision for Mentally and Physically Defective children, as
follows:—
Knox Road
95 Mental Defectives
80 Physical Defectives
Orange Road
95 Mental Defectives
72 Physical Defectives
All the children attending these Special Schools have annual
routine inspection, and any cases found to require treatment for
minor ailments are referred to the Clinics in the same way as
appertains with the ordinary elementary schools. Cases also
found to be in need of dental treatment are sent to a Dental Clinic
and treated, where possible, under the Authority's scheme. A
certain number of cases arc referred for treatment at the Dental
Department of a local Hospital.
Children found with defective vision are seen by the Committee's
Oculist, and assistance given in the purchase of glasses,
if necessary, as in the case of elementary children.

Age Distribution of Examinees. M.D. and P.D. Children.

AgeNumber Examined
716
820
930
1035
1138
1242
1336
1416
1513
Total 246

Attendance of Parents, 67%.
164