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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 1947
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for West Ham]
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Out of School cases:
Heart Gases 1
Cripples 4
Pulmonary Tuberculosis (various forms) 27
Miscellaneous 2
Total 34
Fresh Ascertainments during the year:
Heart cases 20
Cripples 15
Pulmonary Tuberculosis (various forms) 19
Non-pulmonary Tuberculosis 4
Total 58
Disposal
To Residential Special Schools:
Heart cases 10
Cripples 2
Pulmonary Tuberculosis (various forms) 16
Non-pulmonary Tuberculosis 4
Total 32
To Day Special Schools:
Heart cases 7
Cripples 10
Total 17
Awaiting admission to Residential Special Schools :
Heart cases 1
Cripples 2
Total 3
Awaiting admission to Day Special Schools:
Heart cases 2
Cripples 1
Total 3
Thus the total number of handicapped children known to the
Authority was 216; 100 were in residential special schools, 82 in
the day special schools, and 34 were out of school.
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