London's Pulse: Medical Officer of Health reports 1848-1972
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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
Greenwich 1965
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Greenwich Borough]
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Major Causes of Blindness Comparison between the figures for the London Borough of Greenwich and those for England and Wales
| Site | Clinical Entity | LBG Cases | % for LBG | % for England & Wales | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Eyeball in General | Congenital Defects | 25 | 5.7 | 1.0 |
| Acquired Affections: Glaucoma | 39 | 8.8 | 12.6 | ||
| Trauma Military | 5 | 1.0 | 0.03 | ||
| „ Other | 6 | 1.4 | 0.2 | ||
| Diabetes | 1 | 0.2 | 1.4 | ||
| Other affections | - | - | 0.17 | ||
| TOTAL FOR SITE | 76 | 17.1% | 15.4% | ||
| 2 | Conjunctiva | Opthalmia Neonatorum | 6 | 1.4 | 0.1 |
| Other Infections | 1 | 0.2 | 0.1 | ||
| TOTAL FOR SITE | 7 | 1.6% | 0.2% | ||
| 3 | Cornea | Interstitial Keratitis | 10 | 2.3 | 0.5 |
| Trauma Military | 2 | 0.4 | 0.6 | ||
| „ Other | 2 | 0.4 | 0.01 | ||
| Other affections | 6 | 1.5 | 1.29 | ||
| TOTAL FOR SITE | 20 | 4.6% | 2.4% | ||
| 4 | Lens | Cataract: Senile | 48 | 10.9 | 21.7 |
| General | 8 | 1.8 | 0.1 | ||
| Pre-Natal Influences | 18 | 4.0 | 1.0 | ||
| Dislocated Lens | 1 | 0.2 | 0.1 | ||
| Other affections | 5 | 1.1 | 0.4 | ||
| TOTAL FOR SITE | 80 | 18.0% | 23.3% | ||
| 5 | Uveal Tract | Congenital abnormalities | 1 | 0.2 | 0.01 |
| Choroiditis | 8 | 1.8 | 0.8 | ||
| Iritis & Iridocyclitis | 9 | 2.0 | 2.2 | ||
| Myopic Chorioretinal Atrophy | 35 | 8.0 | 8.3 | ||
| Other Affections | - | - | 0.39 | ||
| TOTAL FOR SITE | 53 | 12.0% | 11.7% | ||
| 6 | Retina | Retinitis Pigmentosa | 11 | 2.5 | 1.9 |
| Macular Lesions & Dystrophies | 81 | 18.4 | 27.5 | ||
| Detached Retina | 22 | 5.0 | 1.2 | ||
| Other affections | 21 | 4.7 | 10.1 | ||
| TOTAL FOR SITE | 135 | 30.6% | 40.7% | ||
| 7 | Optic Nerve | Optic Atrophy Infection | 4 | 0.9 | 0.3 |
| Trauma-Military | 3 | 0.8 | 0.01 | ||
| „ Other | 4 | 0.9 | 0.9 | ||
| Congenital Syphilis | 14 | 3.2 | 0.1 | ||
| Other Congenital | 27 | 5.8 | 1.9 | ||
| General Diseases | 3 | 0.7 | 1.5 | ||
| Other affections | - | - | 0.69 | ||
| TOTAL FOR SITE | 55 | 12.3% | 5.4% | ||
| Vitreous | Haemorrhage | 1 | 0.2 | 0.1 | |
| TOTAL FOR SITE | 1 | 0.2% | 0.1% | ||
| Other | Whole Globe 111 defined lesions Unknown | 16 | 3.6% | 0.8% | |
| TOTAL | 443 | 100% | 100% | ||