[Report 1956] / School Medical Officer of Health, Staffordshire County Council.
- Staffordshire (England). County Council
- Date:
- 1956
Licence: Attribution 4.0 International (CC BY 4.0)
Credit: [Report 1956] / School Medical Officer of Health, Staffordshire County Council. Source: Wellcome Collection.
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![rOfnea ;— Nebulae of Cornea Corneal Opacities X'itreous Opacities TJvea ;— Congenital Coiobonia of Iris and Choroid Congenital Coiobonia of Choroid Albinism Central Choroidal Atrophy Anomaly of Pupil Ciliary Spasm . Lens :— Congenital Cataract Bilateral Cataract Lamellar Cataract Aphakia (Post Congenital Cataract) Centra] Lens Opacities Retina :— Retino Choroidal Degeneration Retinitis Exudative Retinitis Hole at Macular Macular Coloboma Nerve :— Optic Atrophy _ Papillodoema Muscles :— Squint . Nystagmus . Exophoria . . Esophoria Ocular Torticollis Asthenopia Superior Rectus Palsy and Ptosis CAobe : — Buphthalmos . Microphthalmos . Others :— Migraine. Cephalgia 1 1 3 7 1 1 1 5 1 1 2 1 1 1 1 1 1 2 1 303 7 1 1 5 4 1 1 2 1 1 The number of children examined this year at the ophthalmic clinics is the highest for four years. The increases over last year of the number examined and the number of revisits are 1,181 and 1,216, respectively. Following the resignation of a specialist in November, 1955, it was not possible to find a successor. In these circum¬ stances it was decided to second one of the school medical officers, who is a qualified refractionist, and he has since April devoted two sessions of his time weekly to this work. The staff is fully occupied, and in spite of the increased amount of work carried out during the year, the waiting lists at some clinics are extending. It has not been possible to engage more staff and in some instances the number of](https://iiif.wellcomecollection.org/image/b30132563_0031.jp2/full/800%2C/0/default.jpg)
