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Walthamstow 1934
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Walthamstow]
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(c) General review of the work of the Authority's Special
Schools :—
(i) Blind School.—Your Committee provide a Blind School at
Wood Street with accommodation for 85 children for both sexes.
The following table shows the classification of children attending the school at the end of 1934, and has been supplied by the Head Teacher, Miss Balls:—
| "Blind." | ' 'Partially Blind.'' | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Walthamstow. | Other Authorities. | Walthamstow. | Other Authorities. | |
| Boys | 2 | 4 | 23 | 2 |
| Girls | 5 | 2 | 23 | 10 |
| Total | 7 | 6 | 46 | 12 |
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.:—
"The following is a classification of the defects of the 69 pupils in attendance at the Myopic School during 1934:—
| Boys. | Girls. | |
|---|---|---|
| High Myopia | 2 | 9 |
| High Myopic Astigmatism | 11 | 12 |
| High Myopia with partially dislocated lenses | – | 1 |
| High Myopia and Albino | — | 1 |
| High Hypermetropia | 2 | 1 |
| High Hypermetropic Astigmatism | — | 1 |
| High Hypermetropia and Albino | — | 1 |
| Nystagmus | 3 | 2 |
| Nystagmus and High Myopia | 1 | — |
| Nystagmus and High Hypermetropia | 1 | — |
| Congenital Cataract | 1 | 4 |
| Congenital Cataract and Nystagmus | 1 | 1 |
| Poor visual acuity due to Corneal Opacities | 2 | 3 |
| Buphthalmos | 1 | — |
| Optic Atrophy | 2 | 2 |
| Pseudo Glioma | — | 1 |
| Anophthalmos following operation for | ||
| Gliomala | 1 | 1 |
| Mirror Writing | 1 | — |
| Total | 29 | 40 |
| - | - |