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Croydon 1917
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Croydon]
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MENTAL DEFICIENCY.
During the year the special class for backward children has been
replaced by a special school for mentally defective children.
The numbers taught at this class during 1917 are given below.
GRANGEWOOD SPECIAL SCHOOL.
The following summary shows the number of children taught at
this school during the year:—
Number of children on Register on 31st December, 1916 16
Number of children admitted to class during 1917 15
Number of children discharged and re-admitted to Council
Schools, 1917 none
Number of children discharged for unsuitability 4
Number of children on Register, December 31st, 1917 27
THE WORK OF THE OPHTHALMIC SURGEON.
The number of refractions done in 1917 was 743; in 1916 the
number was 606.
The total number of children examined for eye trouble in 1917
was 761, as contrasted with 742 in 1916.
The following is a summary of the cases seen in the eye clinic at
the Town Hall:—
Total No. of children examined 761
,, ,, ,, attendances 1414
TABLE E. VIII.
| 557 | |
| Glasses were ordered for | 396 |
| Glasses not needing changing | 34 |
| Glasses needed changing | 1 |
| Glasses not advised at present | 65 |
| Vision found normal | 61 |
| — 557 |
| Myopia malignant | 2 |
| Myopia | 89 |
| Myopic Astigmatism | 41 |
| Hypermetropia | 117 |
| Hypermetropic Astigmatism | 67 |
| Astigmatism, mixed | 6 |
| Anisometropia | 28 |
| Strabismus, internus | 39 |
| „ externus | 1 |
| ,, alternating | 5 |
| ,, periodic | 1 |
| 396 |