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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
Twickenham 1920
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Twickenham]
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TABLE III.
Numerical return of all exceptional children in the area in 1920.
| Boys. | Girls. | Total. | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Blind (including partially blind) within the meaning of the Elementary Education (Blind and Deaf Children) Act, 1893 | Attending Public Elementary Schools | 1 | - | 1 | |
| Attending Certified Schools for the Blind | 1 | - | 1 | ||
| Not at school | — | - | — | ||
| Deaf and Dumb (including partially deaf) within the meaning of the Elementary Education (Blind and Deaf Children) Act, 1893 | Attending Public Elementary Schools | - | - | - | |
| Attending Certified Schools for the Deaf | 1 | 1 | 2 | ||
| Not at school | - | 1 | 1 | ||
| Mentally Deficient | Feeble minded | Attending Public Elementary Schools | 7 | 3 | 10 |
| A ttendingCertified schools for Mentally Defective Children | 1 | - | 1 | ||
| Notified to the Local Control Auth'y by Local Education Authority during the year | 1 | - | 1 | ||
| Not at school | 1 | — | 1 | ||
| Imbeciles | At school | 1 | — | 1 | |
| Not at school | 1 | — | 1 | ||
| Notified to local ControlAuth. | 1 | 2 | 3 | ||
| Idiots | 2 | 2 | |||
| [ Epileptics | Attending Public Elementary Schools | 5 | 3 | 8 | |
| Attending Certified Schools for Epileptics ... | - | 1 | 1 | ||
| In Institutions other than Certified Schools | - | - | - | ||
| Not at school | — | — | — | ||