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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 1919
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Ilford]
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The following table shows the delects detected, arranged according to age and sex:—
| 1. Cases with Defects Discovered in 1919 and Treated in 1919. | ||||||
| boys. | girls. | |||||
| Under 8 | 8—12 | 12—14 | Under 8 | 8—12 | 12—14 | |
| 1 Hypermetropia | 9 | 7 | 7 | 13 | 13 | 7 |
| 2 Hypermetropic Astigmatism | 6 | 17 | 25 | 11 | 33 | 11 |
| 3 Myopia | 1 | 3 | 7 | 2 | 4 | 6 |
| 4 Myopic Astigmatism | 1 | 8 | 10 | 4 | 10 | 3 |
| 5 Mixed Astigmatism | 2 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 7 | 7 |
| 6 Anisometropia | — | 1 | — | — | 1 | — |
| Total | 19 | 37 | 54 | 32 | 68 | 34 |
| 2. Cases Discovered in 1918 and Treated in 1919. | ||||||
| boys. | girls. | |||||
| Under 8 | 8—12 | 12—14 | Under 8 | 8—12 | 12—14 | |
| 1 Hypermetropia | — | — | 1 | — | 2 | 2 |
| 2 Hypermetropic Astigmatism | — | 4 | 3 | 2 | 8 | 2 |
| 3 Myopia | — | — | 1 | — | — | 3 |
| 4 Myopic Astigmatism | — | 2 | 4 | — | 3 | 2 |
| 5 Mixed Astigmatism | 1 | — | 1 | — | 1 | 1 |
| 6 Anisometropia | — | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Total | 1 | 7 | 10 | 2 | 14 | 10 |
| 3. Cases of Defect Discovered at other Times and Treated in 1919. | ||||||
| boys. | girls. | |||||
| Under 8 | 8—12 | 12—14 | Under 8 | 8—12 | 12—14 | |
| 1 Hypermetropia | — | 3 | 2 | 3 | 3 | — |
| 2 Hypermetropic Astigmatism | l | 0 | 4 | — | 9 | 7 |
| 3 Myopia | — | — | — | — | — | 1 |
| 4 Myopic Astigmatism | — | 3 | 3 | — | 3 | 1 |
| 5 Mixed Astigmatism | — | 1 | 2 | — | 3 | 3 |
| 6 Anisometropia | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Total | l | 12 | 11 | 3 | 18 | 12 |
Total 345