Hints from the Health Department. Leaflet from the archive of the Society of Medical Officers of Health. Credit: Wellcome Collection, London
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Leyton]
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Special Eye Clinic.
The Council's Ophthalmic Surgeon had referred by the Clinic
Medical Officers 112 pre - school children, who made 147 attendances
for examination and treatment.
Artificial Sunlight Treatment.
Number of cases treated 86
Total number of attendances 1,548
Convalescent Home Treatment.
Children.
Five 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 8 mothers and their babies
to have periods of convalescence following confinement.
| No. of Cases Notified. | Treated | Vision Unimpaired. | Vision Impaired. | Total Blindness. | Deaths. | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| At Home. | In Hosp. | |||||
| 1 | 1 | - | 1 | - | — | — |
The following figures show the variations in the infantile and neo-natal mortality rates, and in the number of stillbirths during two five-year periods (a) the five years preceding the war; and (b) the last five war years.
| Year. | Births. | Deaths under | Mortality Rate. | Stillbirths. | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| No. | Rate per 1000 (live and still) Births. | ||||||
| 1 year. | 4 weeks. | Infantile. | Neonatal. | ||||
| (a) 1934 | 1,454 | 64 | 38 | 44.02 | 26.13 | 46 | 31.63 |
| 1935 | 1,493 | 60 | 31 | 40.18 | 20.76 | 44 | 29.47 |
| 1936 | 1,421 | 74 | 38 | 52.07 | 26.74 | 44 | 30.03 |
| 1937 | 1.420 | 75 | 37 | 52.81 | 26.05 | 60 | 40.54 |
| 1938 | 1,509 | 70 | 43 | 46.38 | 28.56 | 41 | 26.45 |
| (b) 1941 | 1,129 | 37 | 20 | 38.30 | 20.70 | 31 | 26.72 |
| 1942 | 1,452 | 73 | 43 | 50.27 | 29.61 | 49 | 32.64 |
| 1943 | 1,595 | 57 | 36 | 35.73 | 22.57 | 38 | 23.27 |
| 1944 | 1,613 | 68 | 31 | 42.15 | 19.21 | 54 | 32.39 |
| 1945 | 1,474 | 52 | 26 | 35.27 | 17.63 | 34 | 22.54 |