[Report 1940] / Medical Officer of Health, Bury County Borough.

  • Bury (Greater Manchester, England). County Borough Council.
Date:
1940
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Credit: [Report 1940] / Medical Officer of Health, Bury County Borough. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    External Eye Disease,—130 (4, E*) cases of external eye disease were found durino- the year, ]29 of which were referred for treatment. 'Fhe follow ini^' ta1)]e sliows the nature of these'cases : (a) (b) . , I'eftrred tor Rcfcrrf:*? for . ' Treatment. Observation onU Blepharitis 22 1 Conjunctivitis , ... 42 (2, E*) Corneal Opacities ... ... ... 2 Other 62 (2, E*) Keratitis I The figures for previous years are:— Blepharitis: 1930. (a) Referred for treatinein ... 38 (b) Referred for observation — Conjunctivitis: (a) Referred for treatment 13 (b) Referred for observation — Corneal Opacities: (a) Referred for treatment — (b) Referred for observation —• Other: (a) Referred for treatment..., 47 (b) Referred for observation — 1937. 1938. 1939. 29 ... 47 ... 51 19 ... 17 ... 27 2 ... — ... — 26 ... 74 ... 58 4 ... 14 ... 4 Too much attention cannot be paid to external eye disease because the slig-htest evidence of this may really be a manifestation of defective vision undetected by the routine vision tests—the youthful vigour of the child’s eye muscles being able to accom- modate to a normal vision. Defective Vision and Squint.—505 (24, E*) cases of defective vision and squint were found. Of these 473 were cases of defei'tive vision and 32 ('ases of squint. 454 were referred for treatment and 51 for observation onlv. Previous figures are :— 1936. 1937. 1938. 1939. Cases of defective vision and squint found 422 381 546 60.S Cases of defective vision and squint referred for treatment 332 329 523 553 Cases of defective vision and squint referred for observation 90 52 23 55