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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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Table: The following list shows the ophthalmic defects found in the 1,200 children examined by Mr. Cardell at the Special Eye Clinic.

The following list shows the ophthalmic defects found in the 1,200 children examined by Mr. Cardell at the Special Eye Clinic.

Myopia186
Myopic astigmatism134
Hypermetropia139
Hyper astigmatism245
Mixed astigmatism69
Hypermetropia with squint147
Myopia with squint3
Squint only25
Anisometropia31
No defect78
Spasm of accommodation9
Various diseases34
Referred to Minor Ailments Clinic100
1,200

Table: "Various diseases" included:—

"Various diseases" included:—

Albinism1
Amblyopia exanopsia2
Congenital cataract8
Fröhlich's syndrome1
Ectropia of uvea1
Leucoma1
Meibomean cyst1
Nystagmus4
Optic atrophy2
Ptosis12
Vitreous opacities1
34
Number of children for whom spectacles were
(1) Prescribed (a) Under Authority's scheme848
(b) Otherwise24
(2) Obtained (a) Under Authority's scheme845
(b) Otherwise27