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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
Hillingdon 1972
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Hillingdon]
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TABLE F—ORTHOPTIC CLINIC Monthly Attendance Record
| New Patients | Observation | Treatment | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 9 | 43 | 10 | 62 |
| February | 10 | 48 | 9 | 67 |
| March | 10 | 39 | 10 | 59 |
| April | 5 | 39 | 3 | 47 |
| May | 6 | 57 | 18 | 81 |
| June | 13 | 45 | 20 | 78 |
| July | 5 | 34 | 39 | |
| August | 21 | 21 | ||
| September | 4 | 4 | ||
| October | 15 | 62 | 77 | |
| November | 8 | 71 | 1 | 80 |
| December | 8 | 34 | 5 | 47 |
| Totals | 89 | 497 | 76 | 662 |
Total new patients 1972
Total attendances
89 Referred from school clinic 79
662 Referred from medical eye centres 10
Total patients discharged 25, including 6 transferred to other areas.
Type of Case
Convergent strabismus
Including:
(i) With amblyopia
(ii) Requiring surgery
(iii) Others
18
5
23
46
Divergent strabismus
Including:
(i) Latent
(ii) Manifest
8
2
10
Anisometropia amblyopia
9
Heterophoria
Nil
Apparent (epicanthus etc.)
9
Children with family history of squint
or vision defect found N.A.D.
15
174