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Leyton 1936
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Leyton]
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148
Defective Vision.—Of the 4,280 children subjected to routine
code group inspection in the schools, 283 (6.61 per cent.) were
found to be suffering from some eye defect requiring treatment.
Of the 4,909 children referred for special inspection, 413 (8.4 per
cent.) manifested some eye defect requiring treatment. The nature
and incidence of such defects were :—
The nature of incidence of such defects were
| Routine Inspections. | Special Inspections. | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Defect or Disease. | Number requiring Treatment. | Observation. | Number requiring Treatment. | Observation. |
| (2) | (3) | (4) | (5) | |
| Blepharitis | 12 | 1 | 78 | — |
| Conjunctivitis | 1 | — | 51 | — |
| Keratitis | — | — | — | — |
| Corneal opacities | — | — | 6 | — |
| Other conditions | 11 | 2 | 176 | — |
| Defective Vision | 248 | 11 | 82 | — |
| Squint | 11 | 2 | 20 | — |
Special Eye Clinic.—
During the year, the Ophthalmic Surgeon had referred to him
973 children, who made 1,289 attendances for examination and
treatment.
Report by the Council's Ophthalmic Surgeon (J. D. Magor
Cardell, M.B., B.S., F.R.C.S.).
The following list shows the ophthalmic defects found in the
973 children examined at the Special Eye Clinic.
Myopia 148
Myopic astigmatism 152
Hypermetropia 102
Hyper astigmatism 273
Mixed astigmatism 23
Hypermetropia with squint 148
Myopia with squint 3
Carried forward 849