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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
Walthamstow 1925
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Walthamstow]
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The following were found to be suffering from defects other than errors of refraction:—
| Diseases or Defects. | Boys. | Girls. |
|---|---|---|
| Old Interstitial Keratitis | - | 1 |
| Double Coloboma of the Iris | - | 1 |
| Nystagmus with double Congenital Cataract | - | 1 |
| Retino Choroiditis and Nystagmus | 1 | — |
| Double Lamillar Cataract | 1 | — |
| Right Coloboma and Pupil filled with Calcareous Deposit | 1 | - |
| Double Ptosis | — | 1 |
| 3 | 4 |
Also one girl apparently physically healthy whose vision was
6/24 on Snellin's Type with a low degree of Hypermetropic Astigmatism,
the correction of which did not bring the vision up to
normal. However, on being given Thyroid ¼ grain daily for a
fortnight she recovered 6/6 vision, only to return to 6/24 on
discontinuing the Thyroid. She has now left our School and gone
under the County Authority.
| Disease. | Boys. | Girls. | Totals. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nebulae | 5 | 5 | 10 |
| Blepharitis | 20 | 36 | 56 |
| Styes | 7 | 9 | 16 |
| Conjunctivitis (Phlyctenular) | 10 | 20 | 30 |
| ,, (Catarrhal) | 6 | 11 | 17 |
| Meibomian Cyst | — | 1 | 1 |
| 48 | 82 | 130 |
| Boys. | Girls. | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Convergent | R | 8 | 10 |
| L | 13 | 21 | |
| Divergent | R | 1 | 1 |
| L | — | 1 | |
| Occasional L | 6 | — | |
| Alternating | 5 | 6 | |
All children suffering from Squints are submitted to refraction,
and suitable glasses ordered, and at the same time the mothers are