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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
Croydon 1910
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Croydon]
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The following is a summary of the work done by Mr. Wray at
the Town Hall:—
Children refracted 332
Glasses were ordered for 248
Glasses not needing changing 4
Glasses not advised at present 51
Vision found normal 29
332
Of the glasses ordered 123 were urgently needed, and were as
follows:—
Myopia 15
„ malignant 7
Hypermetropia 14
Astigmatism, myopic 17
„ hypermetropic 28
Strabismus, interims 35
„ externus 3
„ periodical 2
„ alternating 2
123
Binocular vision exercises were ordered for 26 cases of
Strabismus.
In addition—
Glasses were needed and ordered as follows:—
Myopia 22
Hypermetropia 48
Astigmatism, myopic 6
,, hypermetropic 20
,, mixed 6
Anisometropia 23
125
Hospital advised for—
Tubercular conjunctivitis 1
Strabismus, right eye, (interims) left
eye (externus) 1