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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
Heston and Isleworth 1914
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Heston and Isleworth]
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Blind Children.
There are six children who can be classed under this heading. The degree of blindness varies, but in all the degree of blindness is such that the children are not able to read the ordinary school books used by children.
| Name. | Sex. | Date of Birth. | School attended. |
|---|---|---|---|
| A.S. | M. | 9-1-02 | None. |
| J.M. | M. | 9-12-03 | London Society for Teaching the Blind. |
| R.B. | M. | 15-2-04 | None. (also deaf). |
| A.S. | F. | 20-6-05 | None. |
| G.C. | F. | 11-12-05 | London Society for Teaching the Blind. |
| A.C. | M. | 5-2-06 | Royal College for Blind. |
In the case of 3 children the cause of the blindness has
apparently been an attack of Ophthalmia Neonatorum; 2 other
cases are the results of Keratitis, probably hereditary.
In these cases, although it is true that the education is
expensive, it is none the less necessary, as by means of special
educational methods these children can be trained into self-supporting
members of society.
Deaf Children.
The children in the table below are all so deaf as to come within the meaning of the Elementary (Blind and Deaf Children) Act, 1893. One child is, however, under the age for which the compulsory education for the deaf is applicable.
| Name. | Sex. | Date of Birth. | School attended. |
|---|---|---|---|
| I.H. | F. | 7-6-04 | Spring Grove Infants. |
| G.D. | M. | 18-3-08 | Nil. |
| M.T. | F. | 13-9-08 | Spring Grove Infants. |