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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
Hendon 1925
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Hendon]
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OPHTHALMIA NEONATORUM. table xxi.
| Year. | Cases. | Vision Unimpaired. | Vision Impaired. | Total Blindness. | Deaths. | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Notified. | Treated. | ||||||
| At Home. | In Hospital. | ||||||
| 1921 | 3 | 2 | l | 2 | — | — | 1 |
| 1922 | 8 | 7 | l | 8 | — | — | — |
| 1923 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 3 | — | — | — |
| 1924 | 6 | 2 | 4 | 6 | — | — | — |
| 1925 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 5† | — | — | 1§ |
* This was a case of a premature infant who was admitted
to a London Hospital and died there.
†One case left district—result not known.
§ Accidental death after complete recovery.
The number of deaths of children under one year of age
who had attended the Centres at least once was 6. Compared
with the total number of new members under one year
of age (547) this gives an Infant Mortality rate of 10.9 per
1,000, whereas the general Infant Mortality Rate was 39.