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Willesden 1934
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Willesden]
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APPENDIX E.
REPORT ON WORK IN THE EYE DEPARTMENT FOR THE YEAR ENDED
31st DECEMBER, 1934,
By B. R. MEDLYCOTT. M.B., B.S.(Lond.), M.R.C.S.. L.R.C.P., Ophthalmic Surgeon to the Council.
The total figures for the year are shown below. Those for the preceding three years are also
given for the purposes of comparison.
Total Attendances.
1931 6,118
1932 7,303
1933 7,385
1934 6,482
Refraction Cases.
Appointments made. Appointments kept. Percentage Attendance.
1931 1,427 1,220 85.5%
1932 1,782 1,546 86.7%
1933 1,525 1,352 88.7%
1934 977 858 87.8%
The general routine of the sessions has been carried on as in the preceding year. The optician
has been in attendance at each session. The quality of the work and accuracy of the dispensing
is quite satisfactory. All spectacles ordered have been checked by me before being issued.
The treatment of cases requiring home visiting or daily attendance at the Clinics has been most
efficient, and the following-up of cases for re-examination has been conscientiouslv carried out.
The figures for the year are as follows:—
| Total Attendances. | Number of Sessions. | Average Number of Attendances per Session. | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Clinic 1 | 1,680 | 47 | 35.7 |
| Clinic 2 | 2,371 | 48 | 49.4 |
| Clinic 3 | 2,431 | 47 | 51.7 |
| Appts. made. | Average per Session. | Appts. kept. | Average per Session. | Percentage Attendance. | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Clinic 1 | 270 | 5.7 | 236 | 5 | 87.4% |
| Clinic 2 | 324 | 6.8 | 294 | 6.1 | 90.7% |
| Clinic 3 | 383 | 8.1 | 328 | 7 | 85.6% |
The following table shows an analysis of diseases appearing for the first time, and congenital
abnormalities found in new cases during the year.
Among the cases of concomitant squint are included a few old cases that required refraction
during 1934.
Table III.
Diseases of the Eyelids, Conjunctiva and Lachrymal Apparatus.
Disease. No. of cases.
Conjunctivitis 116
Hordeolum 18
Blepharitis 40
Meibomian Cyst 13
Nsevus 1
Injuries and infections of eyelids 11
Ophthalmia Neonatorum 4
Warts 1
Subconjunctival Ecchymosis 3
Ectropion 1
Infected Socket 1
Epiphora 11
Dacryocystitis 1
Occlusion of Lachrymal Duct 11
Lachrymal Abscess 1