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Hendon 1938
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Hendon]
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ATTENDANCES AT EYE CLINICS.
CENTRAL HENDON.—
1937. 1938.
School Medical Service Cases 1154 955
Maternity and Child Welfare Cases 153 176
Secondary School Cases 267 279
Total 1574 1410
WATLING.—
1937. 1938.
School Medical Service Cases 900 965
Maternity and Child Welfare Cases 54 64
Total 954 1029
ORTHOPTIC TREATMENT.
The importance of the re-education of the defective eye
is being realised more and more to be a necessary adjunct to
the proper treatment of squint. This is reflected by the
increasing number of local authorities in the country who have
now made arrangements for this form of treatment, though
Hendon was, I believe, one of the first, if not the first, to
establish such a clinic.
The following is a resume of the work carried out during
the year. 42 new cases were seen, of which 4 were refused,
treatment being unnecessary.
56 children were treated during the year. 14 of these had
operations, followed by more treatment. Of the remaining
42, only 6 were not improved in any way and treatment was
discontinued.