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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

Barking 1935

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Barking]

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Table: STATISTICS RELATING TO OPHTHALMIC CLINICS DURING 1935.TABLE 1.

STATISTICS RELATING TO OPHTHALMIC CLINICS DURING 1935.

TABLE 1.

No. of refractions under atropine497
No. of post-mydriatic tests169
No. of spectacles prescribed466
No. of letters (in the case of "myopes") sent88
No. of squint cases23

Table: TABLE 2.

TABLE 2.

External Diseases of the Eye treated at the Clinics :—
Conjunctivitis and Rlepharitis33
Hordeolum8
Phylectenular Keratitis7
Injuries8
Foreign body in eye5
Corneal nebulae5
Dacrocystitis3
Meibomian Cyst2
Artificial eye2
Dermoid of cornea1

Table: TABLE 3.

TABLE 3.

Total No. of Attendances1,539
Percentage attendance of appointments made93