London's Pulse: Medical Officer of Health reports 1848-1972

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Enfield 1967

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Enfield]

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TABLE 54

OPHTHALMIC CLINICS

Total attendances5,299
New cases700
Number of individual children seen2,699
Number of children who were prescribed glasses1,164

TABLE 55

ORTHOPTIC CLINICS

Total attendances2,231
New cases170
Number of individual children treated531
Number discharged:
Satisfactory with operation7
Satisfactory without operation 44
Cosmetic — Binocular vision improved 5
Binocular vision not improved23
79
Treatment not advised 1
Treatment discontinued :
Left school
Left district18
Refused treatment3
Failed to attend 16
Referred elsewhere7
44

TABLE 56 ORTHOPAEDIC CLINIC

Attendances at Orthopaedic Surgeon's Clinic110
Number of new cases seen by Orthopaedic Surgeon 54