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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Admissions
West Ham Extra District
Totally deaf 1 1 East Ham
1 Barking
Partially-deaf — 1 East Ham
1 Essex
Leavers
West Ham Extra District
Totally deaf:
(Ministry of Education 1 —
gave special permission
for girl to leave at 14
years)
E.D.211 (D.P.) 1 1 Ilford
1 Barking
2 Essex
Partially-deaf:
Transferred to Municipal
College — 1 Essex
The age distribution of children in attendance was as
follows:
Age West Ham Extra District
4 years 1 2
5 „ 1 1
6 „ 1 4
1 „ 2 3
8 „ — 5
9 „ 4 2
10 „ 4 1
11 „ — 2
12 „ 1 —
13 „ 1 3
14 „ 3 2
15 „ 4 7
16 „ — 1
Totals 22 33
It is of the utmost importance that children who are deaf
should commence education at the special school as early as
possible. The chief defects found at the annual medical examination
were ear and throat conditions and defective vision. The
nutritional percentages were:
89