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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
Bexley 1963
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Bexley]
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Ophthalmic Clinic
I am indebted to Mr. R. M. Chambers, M.B., B.S.,
D.O.M.S., for the following report:—
Cases seen at Little Danson Clinic other than refractive errors during 1963.
| Congenital. | |
| Ptosis | 2 |
| Nystagmus | 3 |
| Lens opacities | 4 |
| Albinism | 1 |
| Acquired. | |
| Migraine | 20 |
| Retinitis Pigmentosa | 1 |
| Retinal Detachment | 1 |
| Blepharitis | 8 |
| Conjunctivitis | 10 |
| Sty | 7 |
| Others. | |
| Optic Atrophy | 1 |
| Sinusitis | 6 |
| Cases referred to hospital | 30 |
| Number of appointments kept | 2,171 |
| Prescriptions for Spectacles | 760 |
| New Cases | 389 |
Child Guidance Clinic
Number of children referred during 1963.
| 1962 | 1963 | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Boys | Girls | Total | Boys | Girls | Total | |
| Under 5 | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | 1 |
| 5—7 | 7 | 3 | 10 | 3 | — | 3 |
| 8—10 | 7 | 4 | 11 | 5 | — | 5 |
| 11 and over | 4 | 11 | 15 | 5 | 2 | 7 |
| 18 | 19 | 37 | 14 | 2 | 16 | |