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Hints from the Health Department. Leaflet from the archive of the Society of Medical Officers of Health. Credit: Wellcome Collection, London
Willesden 1937
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Willesden]
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| Type of Squint. | Concomitant Squint. | No. of cases. | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1934 | 1935 | 1936 | 1937 | |
| Alternating Convergent | 13 | 15 | 26 | 19 |
| Alternating Divergent | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 |
| Right Convergent | 48 | 55 | 44 | 43 |
| Right Divergent | 3 | — | 2 | 3 |
| Left Convergent | 86 | 87 | 50 | 68 |
| Left Divergent | 3 | 2 | 3 | 5 |
| Right Upward | — | 1 | — | — |
| Left Upward | 1 | 1 | - | — |
| Diseases of the Eyeball. | ||||
| 1934 | ||||
| 1935 | 1936 | 1937 | ||
| Corneal ulcer and abrasion | 21 | 12 | 8 | 13 |
| Interstitial Keratitis | — | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Foreign Body | 6 | 9 | 9 | 14 |
| Episcleritis | 1 | — | 1 | 2 |
| Iridocyclitis | 1 | — | 1 | 3 |
| Cataract | 1 | — | — | 1 |
| Buphthalmos | 1 | 1 | — | — |
| Retina (diseases of) | 3 | 2 | 5 | 3 |
| Choroid (diseases of) | — | 2 | 1 | 1 |
| Congenital Malformations and Defects. | ||||
| 1934 | ||||
| 1935 | 1936 | 1937 | ||
| Congenital Nystagmus | 5 | 5 | 3 | 3 |
| Microphthalmos | 1 | 1 | 3 | 2 |
| Epicanthus | 2 | 4 | 6 | 2 |
| Congenital Ptosis | 2 | 3 | 2 | 4 |
| Persistent pupillary membrane | 1 | — | 1 | 2 |
| Congenital Cataract | 3 | 4 | 2 | 4 |
| Dislocation of Lens | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Coloboma of Iris | 1 | 1 | — | 1 |
| Congenital Abnormalities of Retina and Optic Disc ... 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | |
| Dermoid Cyst | — | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Neurological Cases. | ||||
| 1934 | 1935 | 1936 | 1937 | |
| Number of cases | 5 | 4 | 3 | 10 |
The following cases were admitted to Hospital for operation :—
Squint 5
Detachment of Retina 1
Perforating Injury 1
Total 7
The routine at the Health Centres has remained unaltered.
The work of the nursing staff, optician and district visitors has been efficiently maintained.
The padbridge spectacle frame adopted in 1936 has remained deservedly popular on account of
its greater strength and more pleasing appearance.
Several cases of squint attended the Orthoptic Department of the Royal Westminster Ophthalmic
Hospital during the year.
There has been a noticeable absence of severe cases of chronic blepharitis and conjunctivitis
during 1936 and 1937, although mild cases are relatively common.