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Waltham Forest 1970

[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 1970 the medical classification of the 86 children on the roll was as follows:-

At the end of 1970 the medical classification of the 86 children on the roll was as follows:-

Congenital Deformities6
Cerebral Palsy28
Cardiac Disabilities4
Muscular Dystrophy3
Haemophilia5
Perthes Disease2
Spina Bifida3
Asthma13
Other Physical Handicaps22

Table: Joseph Clarke School for Partially Sighted ChildrenThe ophthalmic conditions on admission of the 68 children who attended the school during 1970 were as follows:-

Joseph Clarke School for Partially Sighted Children

The ophthalmic conditions on admission of the 68 children who attended the school during 1970 were as follows:-

Albinism5
Aniridia7
Cataracts26 1
Congenital Day Blindness
Detached Retina1
Dislocation of the Lenses3
High Myopia7
Iridocyclitis3
Microphthalmos1
Nystagmus6
Optic Atrophy7
Retinal Degeneration1
Retinoblastoma1
Retrolental Fibroplasia1
Coloboma1
Macular degeneration1
Retinitis pigmentosa2

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

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

Visual acuity of less than 6/6022
Visual acuity of 6/6021
Visual acuity of 6/3614
Visual acuity of 6/2411
Visual acuity of 6/184
Not yet assessed because of age2

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William Morris School for the Deaf
Of the 92 children on the roll at the end of the year 70 were classified as deaf and 22 as
having partial hearing.
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