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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 1915

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Croydon]

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Table: TABLE E. viii.

TABLE E. viii.

Children refracted...578
Glasses were ordered for429
Glasses not needing changing15
Glasses not advised at present76
Vision found normal58
-578
Glasses were needed and ordered as follows:—
Myopia73
Hypermetropia157
Astigmatism, myopic45
„ hypermetropic70
Anisometropia36
Strabismus48
429
Hospital advised for nine cases.
Of the glasses ordered 195 were urgently needed and were asfollows:—
Myopia ...27
Hypermetropia...14
Astigmatism, myopic ...29
,, hypermetropic17
Strabismus, ir.ternus ...46
,, alternating2
135