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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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166
Figures within brackets refer to the number of attendances
made at the light clinic.
No data are available for 2 old cases. One of these was a child
with anaemia who was absent from re-inspection after making
attendances at the light clinic ; the other was a child who developed
rheumatic fever and was sent to hospital. She had made 7 attendances
and was the only case to complain of lassitude and sickness
following treatment with light.
Knotts Green Open-air School Cases.
Eighteen children attending this school received artificial light treatment during the year 1933.
| Medical Officer. | Parents. | Teachers. | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Very much improved | 4 | 3 | 2 |
| Definite improvement | 13 | 9 | 7 |
| Slight improvement | — | 3 | 1 |
| No improvement | — | — | 8 |
| No data | 1 | 3 | — |
| 18 | 18 | 18 |
It is interesting to note that only eighteen out of the total of
seventy cases treated with ultra violet light were in attendance
at Knotts Green Special (Open Air) School. When the light clinic
was established some years ago the only patients treated were
Open-air School cases, but as time went on it was thought that this
form of treatment should be available for those children in the
ordinary elementary schools who might benefit in their general
health, or that certain diseased conditions might be improved.
Children attending Knotts Green Special School have a
well-cooked dinner on the school premises at mid-day, and, in
addition, the open-air scholars enjoy the benefits of natural sunlight,
particularly during the summer months.
Note of Any Unfavourable Symptoms.
Only one child complained of lassitude and sickness after
ultra violet ray treatment (see above).