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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 1937
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Tottenham]
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CHILDREN SUFFERING FROM MULTIPLE DEFECTS.
| Combination of Defect. | At Certified Special Schools. | At Public Elementary Schools. | At other Institutions. | At no School or Institution. | Total. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Feeble-minded and Crippled.. | 2 | - | - | - | 2 |
| Heart and Epileptic | — | — | — | 1 | 1 |
| Crippled and Deaf | J | — | — | 1 | 2 |
| Tuberculosis and Heart | 1 | - | — | - | 1 |
Table III.—
Statement op the Number of Children Notified during the Year ended 31 st December , 1937, by the Local Education Authority to the Local Mental Deficiency Authority.
Total number of children notified, 19.
| Diagnosis. | Boys. | Girls. |
|---|---|---|
| (1) (i) Children incapable of receiving benefit or further benefit from instruction in a Special School:— | ||
| (a) Idiots | — | — |
| (b) Imbeciles | 1 | 1 |
| (c) Others | 10 | 2 |
| (ii) Children unable to be instructed in a Special School without detriment to the interests of other children:—- | ||
| (a) Moral Defectives | — | - |
| (b) Others | — | — |
| (2) Feeble-minded children notified on leaving a Special School on or before attaining the age of 16 | 2 | 3 |
| (3) Feeble-minded children notified under Article 5 of the 1914 Regulations or under Article 3 of the 1928 Regulations, i.e., "special circumstances" cases | - | - |
| (4) Children who, in addition to being mentally defective, were blind or deaf | — | — |
| Grand Total | 13 | 6 |
In addition, 2 boys and 1 girl under seven years of age, who
came under our notice, have been intimated, at his request,
to the Officer under the Mental Deficiency Act.