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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
Tottenham 1912
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Tottenham]
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The total number of myopes shews a progressive increasethrough
the years of school life, but the great increase in
numbers at 13 is due to all the children at this age having:
undergone routine medical inspection as stated above.
MIXED ASTIGMATISM.
| Age. | Numbers | Boys. | Girls. |
|---|---|---|---|
| 6 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 7 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 8 | 4 | 1 | 3 |
| 9 | 8 | 6 | 2 |
| 10 | 14 | 8 | 6 |
| 11 | 11 | 5 | 6 |
| 12 | 13 | 7 | 6 |
| 13 | 20 | 8 | 12 |
| 14 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 73 | 37 | 36 |
I am informed that the teachers have expressed their
general appreciation of the results of the work at the Eye
Clinic.
TREATMENT AND "FOLLOWING UP."
The parents of children who are found to have anything
the matter with them are always notified at once if they are
present when the trouble is found; or, if not present, either by
letter, by the teacher or by a visit from the School Nurses.
Acute urgent cases are always closely followed up, and as a
last resource the help of the Inspector of the Society for the