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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
Walthamstow 1949
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Walthamstow]
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| Number of children sent by School Enquiry Officers and Committees | 17 |
| Number of attendances made by children | 14,112 |
| Number of children sent by Head Teachers | 1,157 |
| Number of swabs taken | 81 |
| Number of children seen by Ophthalmic Surgeon :— | |
| New cases | 444 |
| Prescribed for | 574 |
| Total inspections | 2,966 |
First attendances number 3,757 against 5,086 in 1948, and
re-attendances 10,355 against 11,404, the total attendances being
14,112 against 16,490.
(d) Visual Defects and External Eye Diseases.—Dr. Sheppard
has kindly contributed the following account of the work done
during 1949 :—
There were 444 new cases seen at the Eye Clinic during 1949, and these, as well as the ordinary periodic inspections, made 2,966 attendances. The following tables summarise the defects found in the new cases :—
| Defect. | Under 7 years. | 7-11 years. | Over 11 years. | Total. | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Boys. | Girls. | Boys. | Girls. | Boys. | Girls. | Boys. | Girls. | |
| Hypermetropia | 13 | 25 | 16 | 18 | 7 | 18 | 36 | 61 |
| Hypermetropic Astigmatism | _ | 12 | 12 | 8 | 10 | 20 | 22 | |
| Myopic Astigmatism | _ | _ | 1 | 5 | 5 | 7 | 6 | 12 |
| Mixed Astigmatism | 1 | _ | 1 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 8 |
| Myopia | 1 | 2 | 8 | 12 | 32 | 58 | 41 | 72 |
| No visual defects | 25 | 27 | 35 | 26 | 25 | 24 | 85 | 77 |
| Totals | 40 | 54 | 73 | 79 | 79 | 119 | 192 | 252 |
Refractions
New Old
405 190
Re-inspections
1,999
Treatments
372
Totals
2,966