Report on the scientific study of the mental and physical conditions of childhood : with particular reference to children of defective constitution : and with recommendations as to education and training.

  • Committee on the Mental and Physical Condition of Children.
Date:
1895
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Credit: Report on the scientific study of the mental and physical conditions of childhood : with particular reference to children of defective constitution : and with recommendations as to education and training. 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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    Division 8—English Day Schools. This includes all day schools containing mostly English children, not Irish or Jews; resident schools with English children are not included in this group. Numbers seen.... Boys 16,932. Girls 15,875. Numbers noted .. „ 3,252. „ 2,379. Division 9—Schools containing Irish Children. This includes 3 Poor Law resident schools, 4 certificated industrial resident schools, and 1 public elementary day school. Numbers seen Boys 1694. Girls 595. Numbers noted „ 585. „ 115. Division 10—Jeiuish Day Schools. The Jewish Schools, Whitechapel. Mostly very poor, and children of foreign immigrants; a portion only of the children was seen. Numbers seen Boys 1389. Girls 1572. Numbers noted „ 247. „ 218. N.B.—A further analysis of the children of these Nationalities is given in Tables XIX., XX. The distribution of the children presenting the defects described in the nomenclature (see page 72) among the Divisions of schools is given in Table XIII., and the distribution of Groups of children described in the catalogue (see page 82), is presented in Table XIV. In the enquiry made by this Committee 1892-94, 63 schools were examined containing 50,000 children; these schools are arranged in 12 Divisions. Division I.—7 London Board Schools, Upper Social Class, English Children. These schools represent English children, not Irish or Jews. Numbers seen Boys 4800. Girls 4316. Numbers noted ... ,, 838. 679. Division II.—11 London Board Schools, Average Social Class, English. The children in these schools were not characterised as distinctly