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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 1938
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Barking]
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TABLE V.
TREATMENT OF ELEMENTARY SCHOOL CHILDREN AT THE ORTHOPTIC (SQUINT
TRAINING) CLINIC.
| No. of sessions given to Squint Training | 182 |
| (a) Cured | 15 |
| (b) Under treatment at end of year | 71 |
| (c) Treatment commenced but discontinued for various reasons, i.e., left district, left school, etc. | 6 |
| Total | 92 |
(2)
Cases cured—average length of treatment 11 months.
Cases still under treatment:—
| After treatment for | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Over 12 mths. | 9-12 mths. | 6-9 mths. | 3-6 mths. | Under 3 mths. | |
| No. of cases | 55 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 6 |
| Average fusion | 5.0° | 4.0° | 4.0° | – | 0.6° |
| No. showing definite diminution of squint | 48 | 3 | 1 | – | – |
| No. showing improvement | 53 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 |
| Percentage showing improvement | 96 | 71.4 | 100 | 100 | 33 |
| No. showing no improvement | 2 | 2 | – | – | 4 |
No. of treatments given 1,264
WM. A. GRAY, F.R.C.S.,
Ophthalmic Surgeon.