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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
Leyton 1933
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Leyton]
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| Anæmia | 68 |
| Bronchitis | 46 |
| Other non-tuberculous diseases of lungs | 25 |
| Pulmonary tuberculosis | 2 |
| Suspected pulmonary tuberculosis | 6 |
| Tuberculous glands | 5 |
| Tuberculous hip | 1 |
| Epilepsy | 4 |
| Chorea | 16 |
| Other nervous diseases | 19 |
| Spinal curvature | 1 |
| Other deformities | 22 |
| Gastritis | 1 |
| Arthritis | 2 |
| Appendicitis | 1 |
| Scarlet fever | 2 |
| Diphtheria | 3 |
| Albuminuria | 1 |
| Miscellaneous (minor injuries, septic sores, etc. | 796 |
| 1,944 |
Defective Vision.—Of the 4,917 children subjected to routine
code group inspection in the schools, 290 (5.89 per cent.) were
found to be suffering from some eye defect requiring treatment.
Of the 2,103 children referred for special inspection, 346 (16.4 per
cent.) manifested some eye defect requiring treatment. The nature
and incidence of such defects are shown in Table II of the Appendix.
The number of these minor eye defects treated at the Minor
Ailment Clinic was 170.
Special Eye Clinic.—The Authority's Ophthalmic Surgeon
(J. D. Magor Cardell, M.B., B.S., F.R.C.S.) attends on two
sessions per week to examine and prescribe treatment for children
referred by the school medical officers.
During the year, the Ophthalmic Surgeon had referred to him
1,200 children, who made 1,390 attendances for examination and
treatment.