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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
Bexley 1962
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Bexley]
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Analysis of cases other than refractive errors:
Congenital. 1
Ptosis 2
Nystagmus 2
Le.ns opacities l5
Epicanthus 1
Retinal Folds
Acquired.
Constitutional 13
Migraine 1
Retinitis Pigmentosa 1
Myopic Degeneration
Infective 5
Conjunctivitis 3
Blepharitis 3
Stye 1
Anterior Choroiditis
Others. 2
Optic Atrophy 2
Melanosis Conjunctivae 5
Maculopathy 3
Sinusitis 1
Allergy to spectacle frames 1
Anaemia 2
Foreign bodies
19
Cases referred to hospital 125
Cases other than refractive errors
Child Guidance Clinic.
Number of children referred durinc 1962.
1961
1962
Boys
Girls
Total
Boys
Girls
Total
Under 5
2
2
—
1
1
5—7
9
4
13
7
3
10
8—10
11
11
7
4
11
11 and over
3
5
8
4
11
15
25
9
34
18
19
37
58