[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Leyton] page 37

Leyton 1940

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Leyton]

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Special Eye Clinic.
During the year the Council's Ophthalmic Surgeon (J. D. Magor
Cardell, M.B., F.R.C.S.) had referred to him by the Clinic Medical
Officers 20 pre-school children, who made 50 attendances for
examination and treatment.
Convalescent Home Treatment.
Children.
During the year 5 children, recommended by the Clinic
Medical Officers, were sent to Convalescent Homes by the Maternity
and Child Welfare Authority through the agency of the Invalid
Children's Aid Association.

Table: Ophthalmia Neonatorum.

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Ophthalmia Neonatorum.

No. of Cases Notified.	Treated		Vision Unimpaired.	Vision Impaired.	Total Blindness.	Deaths.
No. of Cases Notified.	At Home.	In Hosp.	Vision Unimpaired.	Vision Impaired.	Total Blindness.	Deaths.
4	2	2	4	—	—	—

Table: Infant and Foetal Mortality.The following figures show the variations in the infantile and neo-natal mortality rates and in the number of stillbirths during the last five year period.

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Infant and Foetal Mortality.

The following figures show the variations in the infantile and neo-natal mortality rates and in the number of stillbirths during the last five year period.

Year.	Births.	Deaths under		Mortality Rates		Stillbirths.
Year.	Births.	1 year.	4 weeks.	Infantile.	Neo-natal.	Stillbirths.
1936	1421	74	38	52.07	26.74	44
1937	1420	75	37	52.81	26.05	60
1938	1509	70	43	46.38	28.56	41
1939	1499	46	27	31.65	18.57	35
1940	1353	50	28	39.03	21.85	45

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Leyton 1940

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Table: Ophthalmia Neonatorum.

Table: Infant and Foetal Mortality.The following figures show the variations in the infantile and neo-natal mortality rates and in the number of stillbirths during the last five year period.