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Barking 1946

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Barking]

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THE HEALTH OF BARKING

Table: TABLE XIIOPHTHALMIC SERVICE. Treatment of Defective Vision.

TABLE XII

OPHTHALMIC SERVICE. Treatment of Defective Vision.

Mothers & ToddlersAdults— Public SchemeSchool ChildrenTOTAL
Year 1945Year 1946Year 1945Year 1946Year 1945Year 1946Year 1945Year 1946
Errors of Refraction, etc. requiring treatment2222154164079037941,5411,416
Number for whom spectacles were :—
(a) Prescribed10993239298485492833881
(fc) Obtained3736194236438600669872

Table: TABLE XIII OPHTHALMIC SERVICE. Squint Training.

TABLE XIII OPHTHALMIC SERVICE. Squint Training.

Year 1945Year 1946
Number of Sessions8691
Number of Children Attended2926
Number of New Cases89
Number of Old Cases2117
Number of Attendances467582
Number Discharged—Cured32
Number Left School4—
Number Discontinued52