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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 1952
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Walthamstow]
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| New Cases | Under 7 years | 7-11 years | Over 11 years | Total | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Boys | Girls | Boys | Girls | Boys | Girls | Boys | Girls | |
| Hypermetropia | 17 | 25 | 14 | 18 | 10 | 12 | 41 | 55 |
| Hypermetropic Astigmatism | 15 | 21 | 23 | 29 | 14 | 29 | 52 | 79 |
| Myopic Astigmatism | 2 | 3 | 4 | 10 | 14 | 28 | 20 | 41 |
| Mixed Astigmatism | ||||||||
| Myopia | 2 | 2 | 14 | 11 | 34 | 42 | 50 | 55 |
| Other Eye Defects | 9 | 15 | 9 | 12 | 9 | 17 | 27 | 44 |
| No visual defects | 18 | 22 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 16 | 43 | 51 |
| Total | 63 | 88 | 77 | 93 | 93 | 144 | 233 | 325 |
Number of children for whom glasses were—Prescribed 955
Obtained 995
Number of re-inspections 2,988
Number of treatments 155
Total attendances 3,701
Inspection of Children attending the School for the PartiallySighted.
Dr. Evans contributes the following' table, which shows the
classification of children attending the Partially-Sighted School
and who were examined during the year at the Eye Clinic.
1 Congenital Defects—
Cataracts 9
Coloboma (complete) 1
Albino 4
Nystagmus 7
2. Acquired Defects—
Refractive errors—High myopia 13
Optic atrophy 3
Ophthalmia Neonatorum with Anterior
polar cataract 1
Choroido retinitis 2
Keratitis 2