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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 1957
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for West Ham]
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Their ages are shown in the following table.
| Ascertained | Not Ascertained | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Age 4-5 years | 3 | 27 | 30 |
| "3-4 " | 2 | 18 | 20 |
| "2-3 " | 1 | 8 | 9 |
| "1-2 " | - | 7 | 7 |
| " Under 1 year | - | 2 | 2 |
| 6 | 62 | 68 |
The 6 children "ascertained" were placed in the following categories:-
| Deaf | 3 |
| Physically Handicapped | 1 (Cerebral Palsy) |
| Mentally Defective | 1 |
| Blind | 1 |
| 6 | |
During 1957 four West Ham children under 5 years attended the School for the Deaf.
On December 31st there were 3 West Ham children under 5 years of age attending the
the West Ham Spastic Unit.
There were 2 children of pre-school age attending the Occupation Centre and 1 in an
institution for mental defectives on December 31st.
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At the end of the year there were 68 children whose development was being
particularly carefully watched.
The 62 children not yet ascertained were under observation for the following reasons, but it does not follow that they will all be ascertained as handicapped pupils.
| Mentally Retarded | 33 | ||
| Physically Handicapped | 17 | 6 | Congenital malformation of the heart, |
| 3 | Cerebral Palsy, | ||
| 3 | Congenital deformity of limbs, | ||
| 2 | Cooley's anaemia, | ||
| 1 | Congenital hip, | ||
| 1 | Meningocele, | ||
| 1 | Achondroplasia. | ||
| Epileptic | 7 | ||
| Defective Speech | 1 | ||
| Partially Deaf | 1 | ||
| Impaired Vision | 3 | ||
| 62 |