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Hints from the Health Department. Leaflet from the archive of the Society of Medical Officers of Health. Credit: Wellcome Collection, London
Leyton 1950
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Leyton]
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X-Rays.
Arrangements were made for three children to be X-rayed.
Admission to Hospital.
No children under 5 years of age were admitted to hospital.
Special Eye Clinic.
The Consultant Ophthalmic Surgeon had referred by the
Clinic Medical Officers 64 pre-school children, who made 84
attendances for examination and treatment.
The following conditions were found:—
Hypermetropia with squint 22
Squint only 5
Epicanthus 19
Ptosis 1
Convalescent Home Treatment.
Children.
Twenty-three children recommended by the Clinic Medical
Officers were sent to Convalescent Homes.
Nursing and Expectant Mothers.
Arrangements were made for one mother and her baby to have
a period of convalescence following confinement, and for one
expectant mother prior to her confinement.
| No. of Cases Notified. | Treated At Home. In Hosp. | Vision Unimpaired. | Vision Impaired. | Total Blindness. | Deaths. | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | 2 | — | 2 | — | — | — |
The following figures show the infantile, neo-natal and stillbirths mortality rates during the last five years.
| Year. | Live Births. | Deaths under | Mortality Rate. | Stillbirths. | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| No. | Rate per 1000 (live and still) Births. | ||||||
| 1 year. | 4 weeks. | Infantile. | Neo natal. | ||||
| 1946 | 2,223 | 64 | 47 | 28.78 | 21.14 | 53 | 23.24 |
| 1947 | 2,359 | 78 | 45 | 33.06 | 19.07 | 42 | 17.49 |
| 1948 | 1,810 | 38 | 22 | 20.99 | 12.15 | 27 | 14.69 |
| 1949 | 1,630 | 43 | 27 | 26.38 | 16.56 | 34 | 20.43 |
| 1950 | 1,447 | 29 | 22 | 20.04 | 15.20 | 27 | 18.31 |