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 Walthamstow]
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13. BLIND, DEAF, DEFECTIVE AND EPILEPTIC
CHILDREN.
Table 3 at the end of the Report gives a full analysis of all
exceptional children in the Borough.
(а) The ascertainment of such children continued along the
lines detailed in last year's Report, and has, generally, been
adequate.
(b) Mentally Defective Children not in Special Schools are
supervised by the Essex County Council, the local Mental Deficiency
Authority, in the case of idiots and imbeciles, and
ineducable mental defectives. An Occupation Centre is provided
by the Essex Voluntary Association for Mental Welfare. The
work of this Association is reported under Section 12 (<2).
(c) General review of the work of the Authority's Special
Schools —
The following table shows the classification of children attending the School at the end of 1933, and has been supplied by the Head Teacher, Miss Balls:—
Blind | Partially Blind | ||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|
N althamstow | Other Authorities | Walthamstow | Other Authorities | ||
Boys | 3 | 3 | Boys | 25 | 3 |
Girls | 7 | 5 | Girls | 22 | 11 |
Totals | 10 | 8 | Totals | 47 | 14 |
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.: —
"There are 75 children at present attending the Myope School; 35 boys and 40 girls. According to their various visual disabilities they may be classified as follows:—
Defect | Boys. | Girls. |
---|---|---|
High Myopia—Simple | 13 | 14 |
High Myopia and Astigmatism | 5 | 11 |
High Hypermetropic Astigmatism with diminished visual acuity | 3 | 1 |
Corneal Opacities resulting from:— | ||
(a)Ophthalmia Neonatorum | — | 1 |
(b) Interstitial Keratitis | 1 | 1 |
(c) Severe Phlyctenular disease | — | 1 |