London's Pulse: Medical Officer of Health reports 1848-1972
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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
Tottenham 1924
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Tottenham]
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Table III. — Return of all Exceptional Children in the Area.
| — | — | - | Boys | Gir[s | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Blind (including partially blind) | (i) Suitable for training in a School or Class for the totally blind | Attending Certified Schools or Classes for the Blind | 2 | o | 4 |
| Attending Public Elementary Schools | |||||
| At other Institutions | — | — | — | ||
| At no School or Institution | — | — | — | ||
| (n) Suitable for training in a School or Class for the partially blind | Attending Certified Schools or Classes for the Blind .. | 10 | 8 | 18 | |
| Attending Public Elementary Schools | 2 | 6 | 8 | ||
| At other Institutions | — | — | — | ||
| At no School or Institution | — | — | — | ||
| Deaf (including deaf and dumb and partially deaf) | (i) Suitable for training in a School or Class for the totally deaf or deaf and dumb | Attending Certified Schools or Classes for the Deaf | 8 | 11 | 19 |
| Attending Public Elementary Schools | _ | ||||
| At other Institutions | — | — | — | ||
| At no School or Institution | — | 1 | 1 | ||
| (ii) Suitable for training in a School or Class for the partially deaf | Attending Certified Schools or Classes for the Deaf | 1 | 8 | 9 | |
| Attending Public Elementary Schools | 3 | 4 | 7 | ||
| At other Institutions | — | — | — | ||
| At no School or Institution | — | — | — | ||
| Mentally Defective | Feebleminded (cases not notifiable to the Local Control Authority) | Attending Certified Schools for Mentally Defective Chn. | 23 | 13 | 36 |
| Attending Public Elementary Schools | 101 | 61 | 162 | ||
| At other Institutions | — | 1 | i | ||
| At no School or Institution | 7 | 9 | 16 | ||
| Notified to the Local Authority during the year | Feebleminded | 2 | 3 | 5 | |
| Imbeciles | — | 4 | 4 | ||
| Idiots | 1 | 1 | 2 | ||
| Epileptics | Suffering from severe epilepsy | Attending Certified Special Schools for Epileptics | 2 | 3 | 5 |
| In Institutions other than Certified Special Schools . . | _ | ||||
| Attending Public Elemen-tarv Schools | |||||
| At no School or Institution | 3 | 6 | 9 | ||
| Suffering from epilepsy which is not severe | Attending Public Elementary Schools | 11 | 7 | 18 | |
| At no School or Institution |