Hints from the Health Department. Leaflet from the archive of the Society of Medical Officers of Health. Credit: Wellcome Collection, London
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for East Ham]
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REPORT OF THE OPHTHALMIC SURGEON.
To the School Medical Officer,
County Borough of East Ham,
Education Committee.
Sir,
I have the honour to present my report for 1932.
General Clinic.
Number of new cases | 594 |
Glasses prescribed | 361 |
Glasses not necessary | 184 |
Glasses obtained | 361 |
Special treatments | 49 |
Re-examinations | 2,586 |
Discharged | 165 |
Cysts treated at St. Bart's | 4 |
Squint operations advised | 1 |
Baby Clinic.
Number of new cases | 64 |
Glasses prescribed | 26 |
Glasses obtained | 26 |
Special treatments | 12 |
Re-examinations | 250 |
Discharged | 6 |
Obstructions treated at St. Bart's | 9 |
Myope Class.
Number of pupils 16
General Clinic. —A few of the treatment cases have been dealt
with by me in Hospital. Only one operation for squint has been
recommended.
Baby Clinic.—Cases seen here have included a number of
affections of the lachrymal system of the eye of varying' resistance
to treatment.