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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 1930
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Walthamstow]
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following Table shows the classification of children attending the School at the end of 1930:—
| "Blind within the Act." | "Partially Blind." | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Walthamstow. | Other Authorities. | Walthamstow. | Other Authorities. | |
| Boys | 4 | 1 | 28 | 6 |
| Girls | 6 | 4 | 21 | 7 |
| Total | 10 | 5 | 40 | 13 |
The After-Care of the children comes under the purview of the
After-Care Committee and the Walthamstow Committee for the
Care of the Blind.
The work done at the School is detailed in previous Annual
Reports and in the following interesting report of the Consultant
Ophthalmic Surgeon, Mr. H. J. Taggart, F.R.C.S.:—
"During the past year I visited Walthamstow on six occasions.
I examined all the children attending the Special School and saw
14 others who were referred to me by Dr. Sheppard. Three children
requiring operative treatment were admitted to the Western
Ophthalmic Hospital under my care.
"The following is a tabular statement of the defects for which 82 children were attending the Myope School:—
| Boys. | Girls. | |
|---|---|---|
| Anophthalmia L. Central Nebula R | 1 | — |
| ,, ,, Cataract and Myopia R | 1 | 1 |
| ,, ,, Glioma | 1 | — |
| Nystagmus with Hypermetropic Astigmatism | 1 | — |
| ,, ,, Macular Haemorrhages | 1 | 1 |
| Myopia | 1 | — |
| ,, ,, Corneal Scarring | 1 | — |
| ., ,, Vitreous Opacities | 1 | — |
| ,, ,, Undeveloped Maculae | — | 1 |
| ,, ,, Pigmentary Changes at Maculae | 1 | - |
| ,, ,, Alternating Squint | — | 1 |
| ,, ,, Polar Cataract L. and Leucoma R. | - | 1 |
| Cataract L., High Myopia R | 1 | — |
| Double Congenital Cataracts | 4 | 4 |
| Leucoma with Irregular Astigmatism | 1 | — |
| Carried forward | 15 | 9 |