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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 1955
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for West Ham]
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At the end of the year there were 87 such children who were being kept under careful observation. Of these 13 had been ascertained .
| Ascertained | Not Ascertained | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aged 4- - 5 years | 20 | ||
| " 3-4 " | 4 | 21 | |
| 2 | 21 | ||
| " 1-2 " | - | 11 | |
| " Under 1 year | – | ||
| 74 |
The 13 children "ascertained" were placed in the following categories:-
| Deaf 5 | |
| Physically Handicapped 4 | 3 Cerebral Palsy +1 Congenital Defect. |
| Mentally Defective 3 | |
| Blind 1 | |
The 74 children not yet ascertained would appear to come within the following categories:-
| Mentally Retarded | ||
| Physically Handicapped | - 15Congenital Defect +1 Poliomyelitis. | |
| Epileptic | ||
| Defective Speech | ||
| Deaf | ||
| Partially Deaf | 1 | |
| Blind | 1 | |
There were 5 children under 5 years attending the School for the Deaf, 3 of whom were
admitted for the first time during the year.
There were 5 children under 5 years of age attending the Spastic Unit. Of these 2 were
admitted to the nursery class.
The Educational Psychologist tested a total of eighteen children under 5 years, two of
whom she examined twice.
The ages of children seen by the Educational Psychologist are as follows:-
| Age | First Exam. | Re-Exam. | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 | — | |||
| — | ||||
| Total | ||||