Hints from the Health Department. Leaflet from the archive of the Society of Medical Officers of Health. Credit: Wellcome Collection, London
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for West Ham]
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TABLE III.—
Deaf children.
| At certified schools for the deaf | At public elementary schools | At other institutions | At no school or institution | Total. | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 21 | — | — | — | 21 | |
Partially deaf children.
| At certified schools for the deaf | At certified schools for the partially deaf | At public elementary schools | At other institutions | At no school or institution | Total. | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7 | — | 11 | — | — | 18 | ||||||
| Mentally defective children— feeble-minded children. | |||||||||||
| At certified schools for mentally defective children | At public elementary schools | At other institutions | At no school or institution | Total. | |||||||
| 156 | 10 | — | 13 | 179 | |||||||
| Epileptic children—children suffering from severe epilepsy. | |||||||||||
| At certified special schools | At public elementary schools | At other institutions | At no school or institution | Total. | |||||||
| 2 | 16 | ||||||||||
| Physically defective children. A. Tuberculous children : — 1—Children suffering from pulmonary tuberculosis (including pleura and intra-thoracic glands). | |||||||||||
| At certified special schools | At public elementary schools | At other institutions | At no school or institution | Total. | |||||||
| 41 | 5 | — | 48 | ||||||||