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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 1949
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Leyton]
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The following conditions were found :—
Hypermetropia with squint 46
Squint only 13
Epicanthus 25
Convalescent Home Treatment.
Children.
Twelve children recommended by the Clinic Medical Officers
were sent to Convalescent Homes.
Nursing Mothers.
Arrangements were made for 5 mothers and their babies
to have periods of convalescence following confinement.
Ophthalmia Neonatorum.
| No. of Cases Notified. | Treated | Vision Unimpaired. | Vision Impaired. | Total Blindness. | Deaths. | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| At Home. | In Hosp. | |||||
| 2 | 2 | — | 2 | — | — | — |
Infant and Foetal Mortality.
The following figures show the infantile, neo-natal and stillbirths mortality rates during the last five years.
| Year. | Live Births. | Deaths under | Mortality Rate. | Stillbirths. | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| No. | Rate per 1000 (live and still) Births. | ||||||
| 1 year. | 4 weeks. | Infantile. | Neo natal. | ||||
| 1945 | 1,474 | 52 | 26 | 35.27 | 17.63 | 34 | 22.54 |
| 1946 | 2,223 | 64 | 47 | 28.78 | 2 .14 | 53 | 23.24 |
| 1947 | 2,359 | 78 | 45 | 33.06 | 19.07 | 42 | 17.49 |
| 1948 | 1,810 | 38 | 22 | 20.99 | 12.15 | 27 | 14.69 |
| 1949 | 1,630 | 43 | 27 | 26.38 | 16.56 | 34 | 20.43 |
(Observations by Dr. M. L. Gilchrist.)
In the year 1948 the stillbirth rate in Leyton reached the very
low figure of 14.69—markedly below the average for the country
and even for the neighbouring areas. This year the rate is back
to 20.43—still a very good figure.