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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 1920
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Walthamstow]
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GROUP C.
TABLE V.
| Boys. | Girls. | Totals. | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Interstitial Keratitis | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| Superficial Keratitis | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| Corneal Opacities | — | 3 | 3 |
| Cataract (congenital) | — | 1 | 1 |
| Cataract (traumatic) | 1 | — | 1 |
| Choroiditis (disseminated) | — | 2 | 2 |
| Congenital Dislocation lens | — | 1 | 1 |
| Coloboma Iris, Lens, Choroid | 1 | — | 1 |
| Coloboma Macular Area | 1 | — | 1 |
| Dermoid Cyst Cornea | 1 | — | 1 |
| Anophthalmos | 2 | — | 2 |
| 8 | 9 | 17 |
Reference to Table V indicates the nature and sex incidence of these
diseases and defects.
The percentage is higher for boys than girls, 4 per cent. boys of the
total, 2.43 per cent. of the girls. This is accounted for by two boys
losing an eye each owing to perforating wounds and subsequent Sepsis
necessitating removal of the eyes, and a case of Cataract following a
perforating wound of the Cornea.
These children and two other children suffering from Progressive
Myopia were transferred to the " Myopic Centre."
There are now 46 children, 19 boys and 27 girls attending the Centre.
Of this number 16 are "Blind within the Act," and are taught braille.
TABLE I.
Number of Children Inspected, 1st January, 1920,
to 31st December, 1920.
"A"—Routine Medical Inspection.
| Age. | Entrants. | Intermed'te Group | Leavers. | Grand Total. | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5 | 6 | Other Ages. | Total. | 8 | 12 | 13 | 14 | Other Ages. | Total. | ||
| Boys | 737 | 708 | 400 | 1845 | 299 | 1161 | 358 | 17 | 1 | 1537 | 3681 |
| Girls | 647 | 663 | 321 | 1631 | 271 | 1156 | 303 | 11 | 2 | 1472 | 3374 |
| Totals | 1384 | 1371 | 721 | 3476 | 570 | 2317 | 661 | 28 | 3 | 3009 | 7055 |