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Hillingdon 1968
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Hillingdon]
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Report of the Principal School Medical Officer for the Year 1968
ORTHOPTIC CLINIC
This Clinic carried on in the usual manner during 1968. The table herewith indicates how the
work was spread. Orthoptic treatment is time consuming and tedious and this may account for the
high proportion of patients who fail to attend.
Monthly Attendance Record—Orthoptic Clinic 1968
| New Patients | Attending for Exercises | Attending for test and for Observation | Total | Failed to Attend | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 1 | 8 | 47 | 56 | 14 |
| February | 0 | 2 | 45 | 47 | 13 |
| March | 2 | 3 | 35 | 40 | 12 |
| April | 12 | 5 | 30 | 47 | 16 |
| May | 9 | 4 | 43 | 56 | 9 |
| June | 9 | 0 | 34 | 43 | 8 |
| July | 6 | 0 | 41 | 47 | 16 |
| August | 2 | 2 | 38 | 42 | 13 |
| September | 6 | 12 | 44 | 62 | 21 |
| October | 6 | 6 | 29 | 41 | 13 |
| November | 6 | 5 | 44 | 55 | 17 |
| December | 2 | 5 | 20 | 27 | 10 |
New Patients 1968
Type of Case
Convergent strabismus
Including:
(1) With amblyopia 23
(2) Referred for surgery 8
Others 5
TOTAL 36
Divergent strabismus
(1) Latent 5
(2) Manifest, referred for surgery 1
(3) Post-operative divergence 1
TOTAL 7
Type of Case
Heterophoria and/or Convergence Deficiency 3
Amblyopia due to Anisometropia 8
Apparent Squint due to epicanthus,
narrow I.P.D., etc 2
Other categories 5
Total New Patients Referred
from School Clinics 53
New Patients Referred from
Medical Eye Centres 8
TOTAL 61