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Waltham Forest 1966

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Waltham Forest]

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SPECIAL SCHOOLS
Brookfield House School for Physically Handicapped Children

Table: At the end of 1966 the medical classification of the 87 children on the roll was as follows:-

At the end of 1966 the medical classification of the 87 children on the roll was as follows:-

Orthopaedic Disabilities10
Cerebral Palsy12
Cardiac Disabilities10
Respiratory Disabilities11
Haemophiliacs5
Epileptics5
Brain Damage5
Spina Bifida2
Maladjustment and Psychiatric Disorders5
School Attendance Defectors5
Miscellaneous Disabilities17

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Joseph Clarke School for Partially Sighted Children

Table: The ophthalmic conditions on admission of the 69 children who attended the school during 1966 were as follows:-

The ophthalmic conditions on admission of the 69 children who attended the school during 1966 were as follows:-

Albinism6
Aniridia4
Cataracts23
Coloboma2
Congenital Day Blindness1
Corneal Opacity1
Detached Retina1
Ectopia Hentis5
High Myopia3
Iridocyclitis2
Macular Degeneration3
Nystagmus6
Optic Atrophy7
Retinitis Pigmentosa2
Retinal Degeneration2
Retinoblastoma1

Table: Their visual acuities (Snellen), after correction, were as follows:-

Their visual acuities (Snellen), after correction, were as follows:-

Visual acuity of less than 6/6016
Visual acuity of 6/6018
" " " 6/3614
" " " 6/2412
" " " 6/182
Not yet assessed because of age7

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William Morris School for the Deaf
Of the 55 children on the roll at the end of the year 26 were classified as deaf and 29 as
having partial hearing.
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