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East Ham 1920

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for East Ham]

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Table III.—(continued).
Boys.
Girls.
Total.
Physically
Defective,
continued.
Crippling
due to
Tuberculosis.
Attending Public Elementary
Schools
7
6
13
Attending Certified Schools for
Phvsicallv Defective Children
-
-
-
In Institutions other than Certified
Schools
2
4
6
Not at School
16
8
24
Cripplingdue
to causes
other than
Tuberculosis,
i.e., Paralysis,
Rickets,
Traumatism.
Attending Public Elementary
Schools
28
21
49
Attending Certified Schools for
Physically Defective Children
-
-
-
In Institutions other than Certified
Schools
-
-
-
Not at School
14
27
41
Other Physical
Defectives,
e.g., delicate,
and
otherchildren
suitable for
admission to
Open-air
Schools ;
children suffering
from
severe heart
disease.
Attending Public Elementary
Schools
101
59
160
Attending Open-Air Schools
-
-
-
Attending Certified Schools for
Physically Defective Children,
other than Open-Air Schools
Not at School ...
11
10
21
Dull or Backward*
Retarded 2 years
258
192
450
Retarded 3 years
136
78
214
*Judged according to age and standard. No case retarded more than
3 years is included in this category unless it has been decided after examination
by the Medical Officer that the child is not mentally defective.