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Islington 1938
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Islington Borough]
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[1938
The following table gives the number of "Totally Blind" and "Partially Blind" children under the age of 5 years coming under the supervision of the Council's Health Visitors and those of the Voluntary Welfare Centres in the Borough:—
| Totally Blind. | Partially Blind. | |
|---|---|---|
| No. of cases at the end of year 1937 | 2 | 14 |
| No. of cases coming to the knowledge of M.O.H. during the year 1938 | 0 | 5 |
| No. of cases which left during the year 1938 | †l | *12 |
| No. of cases under supervision at the end of the year 1938 | 1 | 7 |
* 6 reached 5 years of age ; 3 removed to unknown addresses ; 2 admitted to homes ;
1 died. † Reached 5 years of age.
PREVENTION OF DEAFNESS.
The Council's Health Visitors and also those of the voluntary Welfare Centres
continued to pay special attention to children under 5 years suffering from disease
of the ear, and where particulars of ear trouble are given on a London County Council
hospital discharge card a very careful follow-up is always made.
The undermentioned cases have come to the knowledge of the Medical Officer
of Health during the year:—
Number of cases of Discharging Ear after Scarlet Fever 11
,, „ „ Diphtheria 15
„ ,, „ Scarlet Fever and
Diphtheria 2
Other cases visited by Health Visitors and Centres 219
Total 247
The number of deaths out of the above cases in which ear affection was
mentioned as a contributory cause was 13.