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Enfield 1938
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Enfield]
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Annual Report of the School
Ophthalmic Surgeon
Mr. S. MACKY, M.B., B.S., D.O.M.S.
For the year ending 31st December, 1938.
To the Chairman and Members of the Education Committee.
Mr. Chairman, Ladies and Gentlemen,
I beg to submit my report on the work of the School Ophthalmic
Clinic for the year ending 31st December, 1938.
| 1936. | 1937. | 1938. | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Total attendance | 2,072 | 1,910 | 1,923 |
| New cases | 1,028 | 1,015 | 1,007 |
| Prescriptions for glasses | 336 | 332 | 348 |
| Number not requiring glasses | 112 | 95 | 144 |
| The cases requiring glasses consisted of:— | |||
| Hypermetropia | 84 | 74 | 71 |
| Hypermetropia with astigmatism | 314 | 312 | 256 |
| Hypermetropic astigmatism Myopia | 154 96 | 158 89 | 134 76 |
| Myopia with astigmatism | 99 | 108 | 111 |
| Myopic astigmatism | 11 | 10 | 12 |
| Mixed astigmatism | 64 | 62 | 42 |
| Anisometropia | 15 | 12 | 9 |
| Total Attendances | 96 | 123 | 135 |
| New cases | 49 | 86 | 101 |
| Prescriptions for glasses | 25 | 38 | 35 |
| Number not requiring glasses | 5 | 9 | 4 |