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Barking 1941

[Report of the School Medical Officer for Barking]

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(b) Ophthalmic Service. This service has been
carried out entirely at Central Clinic during 1941, owing
to the damage done to ophthalmic equipment at Woodward
Clinic. At first only 2 sessions per week were held, but
later this number was increased to 3 sessions per week.
During the year 104 sessions were held at the
Central Clinic as compared with 82 in 1940,

Table: TREATMENT OF DEFECTIVE VISION AND SQUINT. (Excluding Minor Eye Defects treated as Minor Ailments).

TREATMENT OF DEFECTIVE VISION AND SQUINT. (Excluding Minor Eye Defects treated as Minor Ailments).

Number of Defects dealt with.
Under the Authority's Scheme.0therwise.Totals.
193919401941193919401941193919401941
Errors of refraction (including squint).75852555134851761573602
Dther Defects Dr disease of the Eyes.---------
TOTALS75852555134851761573602
Number of children for whom spectacles were:-
(a) Prescribed25527127033851258309321
(b) Obtained262284294342265288296

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During 1941 we were still sending spectacles to the
Reception Areas in cases where children had been refracted
away from Barking and the parents wished to obtain spectacles
from Barking at special contract prices, or in
necessitous cases, free of charge. The total number of
spectacles thus supplied as 51.
Squint training has been resumed and 93 sessions
were held during the year. A considerable amount of
valuable work was done there as will be seen by the following
table.

Table: ORTHOPTIC CLINIC.

ORTHOPTIC CLINIC.

1941.
No. children attended28
No. new cases11
No. old cases17
No. attendances511
No. discharged cured4
No. evacuated1
No. left school1
No. discontinued3
No. of sessions93

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