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 128 pre-school children, who made 176 attendances
for examination and treatment.
Artificial Sunlight Treatment.
Number of cases treated 74
Total number of attendances 1,571
Convalescent Home Treatment.
Children.
Two children recommended by the Clinic Medical Officers
were sent to Convalescent Homes by the Maternity and Child
Welfare Authority.
Nursing Mothers.
Arrangements were made for 8 mothers and their babies
to have periods of convalescence following confinement.
No. of Cases Notified. | Treated At Home. In Hosp. | Vision Unimpaired. | Vision Impaired. | Total Blind-ness. | Deaths. | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
- | - | - |
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
Year. | Births. | Deaths under | Mortality Rate. | Stillbirths. | ||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
No. | Rate per 1000 (live and still) Births. | |||||||
1 year. | 4 weeks. | Infantile. | Neo natal. | |||||