Hints from the Health Department. Leaflet from the archive of the Society of Medical Officers of Health. Credit: Wellcome Collection, London
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Twickenham]
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Table 24
Ophthalmia Neonatorum, years 1940-1957
The following table shows the number of cases notified and result of treatment:
Year | Cases notified | Cases Treated | Vision unimpaired | Vision impaired | Total blindness | Deaths | |
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At home | In hosp. | ||||||
1940 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 4 | |||
1941 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 5 | |||
1942 | 4 | 4 | 4 | ||||
1943 | 6 | 6 | 6 | ||||
1944 | 8 | 8 | 8 | ||||
1945 | 2 | 2 | 2 | ||||
1946 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 3 | |||
1947 | 5 | 5 | 5 | ||||
1948 | 4 | 4 | 4 | ||||
1949 | |||||||
1950 | 2 | 2 | 2 | ||||
1951 | 8 | 6 | 2 | 8 | |||
1952 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 4 | |||
1953 | 4 | 4 | 4 | ||||
1954 | 2 | 2 | 2 | ||||
1955 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 5 | |||
1956 | 4 | 4 | 4 | ||||
1957 | 5 | 5 | 5 | - | - | - |