[Report 1920] / Medical Officer of Health, Burnley County Borough.

  • Burnley (England). County Borough Council.
Date:
1920
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Credit: [Report 1920] / Medical Officer of Health, Burnley County Borough. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    s Education Eeport. SPECIAL SCHOOLS. I'hcrc' arc* two Sporial Scliools for llu' nioi)tally (Ldoclit'o, oik' at ('oal Oioii^h and tlu' othor a1 H(\asandford. linn' hax'o dacli aca'oinniodal ion for (La scholars. Vlw nnnibcr of children on tin' roll on Dcceinber 81st, 1920, t\'as 145. Dnriipy tlu' yc'ar 4(-) childrc'n adnhttc'd, and 24 childri'ii loft. ()f tlu' 24 wlio left 18 wcnit to work, 1 was ex'clnded as an Institntion ('as('. 1 died, 2 were' sent to Homes by the (niardians, 1 wt'iU to a Hoarding School, 8 h'lt tlu' town, 2 wer(' too ill to attc'iid. 1 ceas('d to atte'iid ''Nelson ('ase). ldi(4i School has a Head Mistress and three Assistant 4\'ach(‘rs who arc' specially trained for this kind of work. SCHOOL FOR THE DEAF, ddiere are at j^resc nt attending 14 l')oys and 12 girls, of \\hom 14 are Bnrnley, the rest being sent lye neighIfonring authorities. Of the Bnrnley children, there are Boys ... ... 7 Cdrls ... 7 Boys : 4'otally deaf... ... 4 (.'diis : d'otally deaf ... 5 Ikirtially deaf ... 2 Partially deal ... 2 A])liasic ... ... 1 Causes of Deafness of the Ihirnley children. Boys. Girl: fforn deaf 4 4 Deaf before' acc]niring siieech 1 2 Deaf after act|niring s]ieech 1 1 Aj)hasic 1 Causes [where known) of post-natal deafness. ILiys. (drls. 1 — ... 1 1 1 ... 1 44ie Staff consists of a Head Mistress and two Assistant Mistresses. 4'eething ... ... ' ... Abscesses Accident Other illnesses (not specified)