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Barking 1943

[Report of the School Medical Officer for Barking]

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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.Otherwise.Totals.
Years:-1941.19421943194119421943194119421943
Errors of refraction (including squint).55168690051-8602686900
father Defects or disease of the Eyes.---------
55168690051-8602686900
Number of children for whom apectacles were:-
(a) Prescribed.27038158551-4321381565
(b) Obtained.2943635072-2296363396

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ORTHOPTIC CLINIC.

Table: Squint training has been carried out at Central Clinic during the year where a considerable amount of valuable work was done as will be seen by the statistics:-

Squint training has been carried out at Central Clinic during the year where a considerable amount of valuable work was done as will be seen by the statistics:-

Year 1941.Year 1942.Year 1943.
Number of children attended.283840
Number of New Cases11208
Number of Old Cases171832
Number of Attendances511686703
Number Discharged cured412
Number Evacuated12Nil
Number Left school122
Number Discontinued342
Number of Sessions.93110122

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