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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
Ilford 1924
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Ilford]
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The following table shows the number of children dealt with at the School Clinic during the past six years
| 1919 | 1920 | 1921 | 1922 | 1923 | 1924 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Number of individual Children seen | 962 | 1,763 | 2,009 | 1,730 | 1,829 | 2,158 |
(b) Ophthalmic Department.— During the year 1924 the
School Oculist held 75 sessions for the refraction of children
suffering from defective vision. Full details of the work are
given in Table IV., Group II., on page 110.
637 school children were examined, 31 of these being cases
from 1923.
The increasing amount of work done in this department is
seen from the following table :—
Total number of individual children examined by the School
Oculist :—
1918 189
1919 368
1920 464
1921 490
1922 458
1923 585
1924 637
Of the 637 cases, 502 were referred from medical inspection,
and 135 from the School Clinic.
The 637 children were not all suffering from grave defects of vision. The following table shows the vision in the worst eye, as tested by Snellen's Type :—
| 6/6 | 6/9 | 6/12 | 6/18 | 6/24 | 6/36 | 6/60 |
| 106 | 196 | 146 | 85 | 49 | 31 | 24 |
The children who saw (practically normal vision) were
suffering from symptoms such as headaches, inflamed eyelids,
etc., which rendered further examination necessary.