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Barking 1937
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Barking]
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TABLE IV.
| Total No. of Attendances | 2,635 |
| Percentage attendance of appointments made | 83 |
TABLE V.
TREATMENT OF ELEMENTARY SCHOOL CHILDREN AT THE ORTHOPTIC (SQUINT TRAINING) CLINIC.
| No. of sessions given to Squint Training | 161 |
| (a) Cured | 11 |
| (b) Under treatment at end of year | 73 |
| (c) Treatment commenced but discontinued for various reasons, i.e., left district, left school, etc. | 9 |
| Total | 93 |
Cases still under treatment:—
| Over 12 mths. | After treatment for | Under 3 mths. | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9-12 mths. | 6-9 mths. | 3-6 mths. | |||
| No. of cases | 18 | 23 | 20 | 7 | 5 |
| Average fusion | 5.1° | 2.8° | 3.3° | 0.8° | 1.6° |
| No. showing definite diminution of squint | 11 | 12 | 8 | — | — |
| No. showing improvement | 16 | 20 | 15 | 3 | 2 |
| Percentage showing improvement | 88.8 | 86.9 | 75 | 42.8 | 40 |
| No. showing no improvement | 2 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 3 |
| No. of treatments given | 1,188 | ||||
Wm. A. GRAY, f.r.c.s.,
Ophthalmic Surgeon.
(2) Treatments:—
Cases cured—average length of treatment 7½ months.