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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
Croydon 1914
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Croydon]
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Hospital advised for nine cases.
Of the glasses ordered 195 were] urgently needed and were as
follows:—
Myopia 53
Hypermetropia . 37
Astigmatism, myopic 44
,, hypermetropic 19
Anisometropia 4
Strabismus, internus 34
„ externus 1
,, alternating 3
195
Other diseases treated and advised, were: —
Ulcer of cornea 13
Blepharitis 26
Conjunctivitis 152
„ contagious 113
follicular 1
Phlyctenula 40
Nystagmus 4
Nebula 2
„ dense 1
„ symmetrical 1
Hordeolum 6
Ophthalmia, Granular 2
Paresis (left ext. rect.) 4
Keratitis, Vascular 1
„ Interstial 1
Cataract, lamellar 2
Strabismus 1
Contusion of eyeball 1
Staphyloma 1
Lenticonus 1
Herpes 1
Spring Catarrh 1
Atrophy of optic nerve 1
Asthenopia 1
Disseminated choroditis 1
Retino choroditis 1
Dislocated lens 1
Leucoma 1
Tuberculosis of sac 1
Nictitatio 2
Pseudo-glioma 1
Carried forward 385