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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 1941
[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 26 pre-school children, who made 59 attendances for
examination and treatment.
Artificial Sunlight Treatment.
Number of cases treated 37
Total number of attendances 756
Convalescent Home Treatment.
Children.
During the year 2 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.
Nursing Mothers.
Arrangements were made for one mother and twin babies to
have a period of convalescence following confinement.
Ophthalmia Neonatorum.
| No. of Cases Notified. | Treated | Vision Unimpaired. | Vision Impaired. | Total Blindness. | Deaths. | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| At Home. | In Hosp. | |||||
| 3 | 1 | 2* | 2 | — | — | — |
* One case removed from district on discharge from hospital—failed to complete
out-patient treatment. New address not known.
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 per 1,000 Live Births | Stillbirths. | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 year. | 4 weeks. | Infantile. | Neo-natal. | |||
| 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 |
| 1941 | 1129 | 37 | 20 | 38.30 | 20.70 | 31 |