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Willesden 1937
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Willesden]
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APPENDIX D.
REPORT ON WORK IN THE EYE DEPARTMENT FOR THE YEAR ENDED
31st DECEMBER, 1937.
By B. R. MEDLYCOTT, D.O.M.S., 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 six years are given
for comparison.
Total attendances.
1931 6,118
1932 7,303
1933 7,385
1934 6,482
1935 6,404
1936 6,025
1937 5,585
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%
1935 831 737 88.7%
1936 1,055 916 86.8%
1937 941 821 87.2%
The figures for the year are as follows :—
Table I.
| Total Attendances. | Number of Sessions. | Average Number of Attendances per Session. | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Clinic 1 | 1,711 | 48 | 35.6 |
| Clinic 2 | 1,789 | 48 | 37.3 |
| Clinic 3 | 2,085 | 48 | 43.4 |
| Appts. made. | Average per S ession. | Appts. kept. | Average per Session. | Percentage Attendances. | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Clinic 1 | 304 | 6.3 | 253 | 5.3 | 83.2 |
| Clinic 2 | 313 | 6.5 | 278 | 5.8 | 88.8 |
| Clinic 3 | 324 | 6.8 | 290 | 6.0 | 89.5 |
The following table shows an analysis of diseases and congenital abnormalities found in new
cases during; the vear:—
Table III.
Diseases of the Eyelids, Conjunctiva and Lachrymal Apparatus.
| Disease. | 1934 | No. of cases. | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1935 | 1936 | 1937 | ||
| Conjunctivitis | 116 | 164 | 138 | 122 |
| Hordeolum | 18 | 38 | 30 | 23 |
| Blepharitis | 40 | 30 | 48 | 38 |
| Meibomian Cyst | 13 | 18 | 11 | 19 |
| Sebaceous Cyst | - | 1 | 4 | 2 |
| Eczema | — | 2 | 2 | 3 |
| Injuries and infections of lids | 11 | 27 | 26 | 17 |
| Ophthalmia Neonatorum | 4 | 4 | 3 | 1 |
| Warts | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| Subconj unctival Ecchymosis | 3 | 2 | 9 | 2 |
| Ectropion ... | 1 | — | 1 | — |
| Obstruction and infection of Lachrymel passages | 13 | 17 | 28 | 32 |