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 1936
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for West Ham]
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Epileptic Children.
Children Suffering from Severe Epilepsy.
| At Certified Special Schools | At Public Elementary Schools | At Other Institutions. | At no School or Institution. | Total. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 13 |
Children Notified by the Local Education Authority to the Local Mental Deficiency Authority.
| Diagnosis. | Boys | Girls | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | (i) Children incapable of receiving benefit or further benefit from instruction in a Special School: | - | - |
| (a) Idiots | — | — | |
| (b) Imbeciles | 5 | 1 | |
| (c) Others | 8 | 4 | |
| (ii) Children unable to be instructed in a Special School without detriment to the interests of other children: | |||
| (a) Moral defectives | — | — | |
| (b) Others | 2 | — | |
| 2 | Feeble-minded children notified on leaving a Special School on or before attaining the age of 16. | 1 | 2 |
| 3. | Feeble-minded children notified under Article 3, i.e., "special circumstances" cases | - | - |
| 4. | Children who in addition to being mentally defective were blind or deaf. | — | — |
| Grand Total | 16 | 7 | |
Physically Defective Children. A. Tuberculous Children. 1.—Children Suffering from Pulmonary Tuberculosis.
| At Certified Special Schools | At Public Elementary Schools | At Other Institutions. | At no School or Institution. | Total. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 40 | 1 | - | 1 | 42 |