Hints from the Health Department. Leaflet from the archive of the Society of Medical Officers of Health. Credit: Wellcome Collection, London
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Wimbledon]
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TABLE III.
NUMERICAL RETURN OF ALL EXCEPTIONAL CHILDREN IN THE AREA, 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 | ||||
Attending Certified Schools for the Blind | 1 | 1 | 2 | ||
Not at School | 1 | - | 1 | ||
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 | 3 | 4 | 7 | ||
Not at School | 1 | 1 | 2 | ||
Mentally Deficient | Feeble Minded | Attending Public Elementary Schools | 4 | - | 4 |
Attending Certified Schools for Mentally Defective Children | 26 | 22 | 48 | ||
Notified to the Local Control Authority by the Local Education Authority during the year | |||||
Not at School | 3 | 1 | 4 | ||
Imbeciles | At School | - | - | - | |
Not at School | - | — | - | ||
Idiots | — | — | — | - | |
Epileptics | Attending Public Elementary Schools | - | 2 | 2 | |
Attending Certified Schools for Epileptics | - | 1 | 1 | ||
In Institutions other than Certified Schools | - | - | - | ||
Not at School | - | 1 | 1 |