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Barking 1944
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Barking]
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ments Branch of the Ministry of Labour, who are
responsible for the nomination of applicants.
The statistics of the work of your Ophthalmic
Clinics given below, show that less cases have been
dealt with than in the previous year.
(a)
| Mothers & Toddlers | jvdults— Public Scheme | School Children | Total | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Year 1943 | Year 1944 | Year 1943 | Year 1944 | Year 1943 | Year 1944 | Year 1943 | Year 1944 | |
| Errors of Refraction, etc. requiring treatment | 246 | 221 | 281 | 260 | 900 | 663 | 1,427 | 1,144 |
| Number for whom spectacles were:— | ||||||||
| 83 | 68 | 211 | 206 | 585 | 519 | 879 | 793 | |
| (h) Obtained | 76 | 35 | 186 | 163 | 507 | 356 | 769 | 554 |
(b)
Under all the circumstances this Clinic in my opinion has been well attended in spite of the drop of nearly ioo in the total attendances, as compared with the number in the year 1943. Statistical data of this Service is given hereunder :—
| Year 1943 | Year 1944. | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Number of Sessions | 122 | 102 | ||
| Number of Children Attended | 40 | 44 | ||
| Number of New Cases | 8 | 13 | ||
| Number of Old Cases | 32 | 31 | ||
| Number of Attendances | 703 | 610 | ||
| Number Discharged—Cured | 2 | 3 | ||
| Number Evacuated | Nil | 11 | ||
| Number Left School | 2 | 3 | ||
| Number Discontinued | 2 | 8 |