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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 1954
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Leyton]
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Orthopaedic Clinic.
During the year fifty children were referred from the Child Welfare
Clinics to the Orthopaedic Surgeon.
The following is a summary of the work carried out:—
New Cases 50
Re-inspections 56
Referred for physiotherapy 2
Minor alterations to footwear 65
Special Eye Clinic.
The Consultant Ophthalmic Surgeon had referred by the Clinic Medical
Officers 28 pre¬school children, who made 51 attendances for examination and
treatment.
Convalescent Home Treatment.
Children.
Six children recommended by the Clinic Medical Officers were sent to
convalescent homes.
Mothers and Children.
Arrangements were made for three mothers and their children to have a
period of convalescence.
| No. of Cases Notified | Treated , | Vision Unimpaired | Vision Impaired | Total Blindness | Deaths | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| At Home | In Hosp. | |||||
| 3 | 1 | 2 | 3 | — | — | — |
| Year | Live Births | Deaths under | Mortality Rate | Stillbirths | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| No. | Rate per 1,000 (live and still) Births | ||||||
| 1 year | 4 weeks | Infantile | Neo Natal | ||||
| 1950 | 1,447 | 29 | 22 | 20.04 | 15.20 | 27 | 18.31 |
| 1951 | 1,311 | 27 | 17 | 20.59 | 12.96 | 31 | 23.1 |
| 1952 | 1,355 | 37 | 24 | 27.30 | 17.71 | 30 | 21.66 |
| 1953 | 1,279 | 30 | 21 | 23.45 | 16.05 | 29 | 22.17 |
| 1954 | 1,232 | 18 | 10 | 14.61 | 8.11 | 31 | 24.54 |
Infantile Mortality and Neo¬natal Rates.
This year the Infantile Mortality rate of 14.61 per thousand births is
the lowest ever recorded in Leyton, the previous lowest rate being 20.04
1950, which was the third occasion since 1948 that the rate had been between
20 and 21 per thousand births. In any case, the infantile mortality rate in
Leyton has always been below the national average.
If toxaemia in pregnant women could be prevented, it is possible that
both these rates could be lowered even beyond the low rate recorded this
year.