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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 1934

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

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TABLE III.
Return of all Exceptional Children in the Area.
Children Suffering from Multiple Defects.
Children suffering from any combination of the following
types of defect:—
Blindness (excluding partially sighted children).
Deafness (excluding partially deaf children).
Mental Defect.
Epilepsy.
Active Tuberculosis
Crippling.
Heart Disease.
Children suffering from any combination of the above
defects 6

Table: Blind Children.

Blind Children.

At Certified Schools for the Blind.At Public Elementary SchoolsAt Other Institutions.At no School or Institution.Total
1———1

Table: Partially Sighted Children.

Partially Sighted Children.

At Certified Schools for the Blind.At Certified Schools for the Partially Sighted.At Public Elementary SchoolsAt Other Institutions.At no School or Institution.Total.
—151—117

Table: Deaf Children.

Deaf Children.

At Certified Schools for the Deaf.At Public Elementary SchoolsAt Other Institutions.At no School or Institution.Total.
29-——29