[Report 1937] / School Medical Officer of Health, Salford.

  • Salford (England). Council.
Date:
1937
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    TABLE III. Return of all Exceptional Children in the Area. Boys. Girls. Total. Children suffering from the following types of Multiple Defect, i.c., any combination of Total Blindness (1), Total Deafness (1), Mental Defect, Epilepsy, Active Tuberculosis, Crippling (as defined in pen- 11 9 20 (i) Suitable for training in a School for the totally blind. At f’prtifiprl .^r'hnnl'^ for thp RlinH. 2 6 8 At Pnlilir P.lpmpnt^irv Srhooljs . _ _ Blind At no Ssphool or Tn<5titntion .*. _ _ _ (including partially blind). (ii) Suitable for training in a School for the partially blind. At Cf'rtitif'd SrhnnD for the Partially Blind. 23 19 42 At Pnhlip Plpmpnt^^rv .^rhool'^ . At othpr Tn«stitiition's.. w__ ____ _ At nn Sc.honl or Institution . _ .. _ (i) Suitable for training in a School for the totally deaf or deaf and dumb. At PprtifipH .^rfioolt; for tho P)paf. 13 9 22 At Pnhlir P.lpTnpntarv .Schools; . Deaf (including deaf and At other Institutions. _ _ At no School or Ttrstitntion . 2 3 5 dumb and partially deaf). (ii) Suitable for training in a School for the partially deaf. At Certified Schools for the Deaf or Partially Deaf At Pnhlie, F.lementary Schools . — 1 1 At othpr Tn<ititntion<s . _ At no S^rhool or Tn«ititiitioTi . . __ _ Feeble-minded . At Certified Schools for Mentally Defective Children 8 7 15 At Pnlrlir TT]pTnpnt;^ry Schools . 81 50 131 At othpr Institutions. 1 1 At no School or Institution . 43 25 68 Statement of the number of Children notified during the Year ended 31st December, 1937, by the Local Education Authority to the Local Mental Deficiency Authority. 1. (i) Children incapable of receiving benefit or further benefit from instruction in a Special School; {n\ Idiots . (b) Imbeciles . 3 - 3 (c) Others . - (ii) Children unable to be instructed in a Special School without detriment to the interests of other children : (n\ Moral Hpfpotiv'ps. _ Mentally Defective 2. F'eeble-mindcd children notified on leaving a Special School on or before attaining the age of 16 — — — 3. Feeble-minded children notified under Article 3, Note.—No child should be notified under Article 3 until the Board have issued a formal certificate (Form 308 M) to the Authority. ^ 4. Children who in addition to being mentally de- i Note.—No blind or deaf child should be noti¬ fied without reference to the Board— see Article 2, proviso (ii).