The feeble-minded, epileptic, deformed and crippled : an interim report containing statistical tables based on an inquiry in regard to the bodily condition and brain development of children in poor-law schools and in certain public elementary, certified industrial and other schools, chiefly in the metropolis.

Charity Organisation Society (London, England)

Date:: 1891

Credit: The feeble-minded, epileptic, deformed and crippled : an interim report containing statistical tables based on an inquiry in regard to the bodily condition and brain development of children in poor-law schools and in certain public elementary, certified industrial and other schools, chiefly in the metropolis. Source: Wellcome Collection.

Provider: This material has been provided by London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine Library & Archives Service. The original may be consulted at London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine Library & Archives Service.

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$Table IX.—Poor Law (Disteict and Separate) Schools (I.-XIX.)—Epileptic Children, or Cases with History of Fits. No. Sex Age Standard 553 Girl 14 VI. P;ilntp V-<;)Tmorl **At tJiTip< s:fH=>m<5 nnitp lir^f ntlipr tirnps in^solpnt or sulkv I VBTV nauo;hi3'. Possibly petit mal. 2950 Boy 10 I. Ears very larg-e ; frontats overact; hands balance with thumbs drooped and approximated dull and stupid ; restles.-> and inattentive ; Epileptic. 1171 Boy 14 II. Head small, 19 inches, not badly shapen ; short and too small for age ; expression quite wantino;; mouth open; hands balance with thumbs drooped ; general balance asym- metrical and SI iff, with slight inclination of body forward ; Epileptic, below the average in intelligence. 221a Boy 15 IV. Forehead rather narrow; palate normal; epicanthis slightly developed; expression rather wanting; slight tremor of lingers, left hand only, and its balance is rather weak ; has had epileptic fits ; mentally very dull. 310 Boy 10 Primer Phj'siognomy average ; expression wanting; .said to have had epileptic fits at home, none in school; mentally dull. These five cases were the only children with any evidence as to epilepsv. In the Certified Industrial Schools (XX. to XXVin.) no epileptics were found. In the Homes and Orphanages (XXIX.-XXXIV.) only one epileptic child was found. This case is the last on the following table. Table X.—PUBLIC ELEMENTARY AND OTHER SCHOOLS (XXXV.-CVL) Epileptic Children, or Cases with History of Fits. Bef. No. 649 ; Girl; age 11 ; Sta7ulard II.—Big for class. Expression and balance normal, but head often held in asymmetrical posture. Eyes much turned down. Reported to have had fits till 18 months ago. 1042 ; G.; a.ll; St. III.—Head well made. Palate slightly V-shaped. Wanting in cheerful expression. Wanting in spontaneous movement. Hands blue with cold. Speaks fairly well. Fairly regular in attendance. Very vacant at times. Below average ability. Possibly attacks of jjetit maL 2366 ; B.; a. 12; St. I.—Physiognomy normal. Expression fixed, with corrugation. 0. Oculi relaxed. Thin and pale. Stammers. Is weak and dull, and is said to have had fits. 2394; B.; a. 5 ; Infant St.—Head small. Too motionless. Without expression. Looks pale, thin, and delicate. Is said to have had fits at home, none in school. A good child, not lively. Reads fairly well. 2487 ; fi.; o. 10; St. IV.—Head large, frontal bosses. Expression bright. Reported as dull in school. Has had a few occasional fits at home, none in school. 2901 ; G. ; a. 18 ; St. VII.—Head and features normal. Expression wanting. Eyes wander and do not fix well. Hand-balance feeble. Movements uncertain ; she looks at others before moving as told. Nerve-system probably not sound. Very dull in school, but improving. Has fits at home, none in school. 3178; B.; a.ll; St. IV.—Epicanthis. Expression wanting. Smiles much. Looks deficient in intellect. Speech defective and indistinct. Did not talk till 5 years of age. General appearance healthy. Reported as very good and well conducted. Very nervous. Ability average in all subjects except reading, which is owing to defect in speech. Has fits in school. 3365 ; B.; a. 14 ; St. III.—Not seen, being absent from fits. Reported epileptic and dull. 5905 ; B.—Not seen ; out of school. Reported as epileptic, with no mental power. 5278 ; G.; a. 12 ; St. III.—Head and features normal. Expression fixed, with corrugation. Hand- balance feeble. Response slow. Reported as a nervous, frightened child. Said to have fits, but has had none in school. 5355 ; B. ; a. 13 ; St. VI.—Head, features, expression normal. Hand-balance weak. Lordosis. A clever boy. Conduct very good. Has epileptic fits both at home and in school. 5356 ; B.; a. 12 ; St. III.—Frontal bosses. Palate narrow. Expression wanting in changefulness. Very dull or mentally defective. Conduct good. Epileptic. 7488 ; B.; a. 8 ; St. I.—Head and features normal. No abnormal nerve-signs observed. Presented' as very dull. Said to have had fits at home sequent to a fall, none in school. 6624 ; B.\ a. 7 ; St. I.—Features and expression normal. 0. Oculi relaxed. Squint. Uses glasses Intelligent, but a solitary child. Never plays with other children. Clean and not vicious. Has had fits at home, none lately. 6625 ; B.; n. 9 ; St. I.—Frontal bosses. Pale and pigeon-breasted. Features good. Expression wanting in cliangefulness. Speech defective. Response slow. Has fits. Not much below average in mental capacity. 7345; G.; a. 8; St. 1.—Physiognomy normal. Expression bright. Dull in school. Used to have fits, none now ; never any in school. 7871; G.; a. 8; St. II.—Head small; circumference, 19-5 inches. Very thin. Expression too still. Response in movement good. A good child, but dull. Epileptic.$

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