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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"Although there are a large number of children with special
individual difficulties, I am pleased to report that they are
being helped by a hard working team of teachers, backed by the
various special services. To these and other friends of the
school I am most grateful" .
THE JOSEPH CLARKE SCHOOL FOR THE PARTIALLY SIGHTED.
Mr. G.M. Williams, Headmaster reports as follows:-
"During the year there have been 58 children on roll drawn
from the following areas:-
Essex
Barking 2
Basildon 2
Chigwell 1
Chingford 2
Dagenham 10
Harlow 2
Hutton 2
Ilford 5
Leyton 4
Middle sex
Edmonton 2
Enfield 1
Palmers Green 1
Loughton 2
Rainham 1
Romford 3
Stondon Massey 1
South Ockendon 4
Upminster 1
Walthamstow 7
Woodford Green 2
Tottenham 2
Wood Green 1
"Visual Acuity (Snellen) after correction in the school
was as follows:-
7 children had acuity of less than 6/60
16 " " " " 6/60
12 " 6/36
10 " 6/24
11 " 6/18
" There were two young children whose Visual Acuity has not
been accurately ascertained. Monocular vision only existed in
20 children
"The ophthalmic conditions on entry were as follows:-
Boys | Girls | |
---|---|---|
Albinism | 4 | 5 |
Aniridia | - | 1 |
Anisometropia | 1 | - |
Cataracts | 12 | 6 |
Choroiditis | - | 1 |
Colomboma | 1 | - |