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YEAR . United England Scotland
Kingdom. & Wales. 1851 I in 1550 I in 1739 I in 1340 I in 1264 1861 I in 1430 I in 1639 I in 1310 I in 1025 1871 I in 1642 I in 1972 I in 1610 I in 974 1881 I in 1694 I in 1953 I in 1745 I in Ioo8 1891 I in 1814 I in 2040 I in 1893 I in 1053 1901 I in 1897 I In 2132 I in 1694 I in 1122 There has, therefore, been on the whole a steady decrease of those described as " deaf and dumb " in proportion to the population in Great
census for 1901, in addition to the 15,246 returned as " deaf and dumb " in England and Wales, 18,507 were entered as being " deaf," 2433 of whom were described as having been " deaf from childhood."Mr B. H. Payne, the principal
" The natural conclusion, of course- is that there has been a large increase, relative as well as absolute, of the class in which we are interested, which we call
" On the other hand, circumstances exist which may reasonably be held to modify the conclusion that there has been a large relative increase of the deaf. The spread of education, the development of local government, and an improved system
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ordinary way before they lost their hearing, and are therefore outside the sphere of the operation of schools for the deaf.In connexion with the census of 1891, it has been remarked in the report of the institution that no provision was made in the schedules for distinguishing the congenital from the non-congenital deaf, and that it was desirable to draw such a distinction. To ascertain the relative increase or decrease of one or the other section of the class would contribute to our knowledge of the incidence of known causes of deafness or to the confirmation or discovery of other causes, and so far indicate the appropriate measures
" The exact number of ' deaf and dumb ' and ' deaf ' children who are of school age cannot be ascertained from the census tables, which give the numbers in quinquennial age-groups, while the school age is seven to sixteen. It is a pity that in this respect the functions of the census department are not co-ordinated with those of the Board of Education." Dr John Hitz,the superintendent of theVoltaBureau for thelncrease of Knowledge Relating to the Deaf, Washington, D.C., U.S.A., gives the number of schools for deaf children, and pupils, in different countries in 1900 as follows: End of Article: YEAR If you wish, you can link directly to this article.
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