TABLE 59
RADIOTHERAPEUTIC BRANCH 1964-65
1964
1965
TABLE 60
WORK OF THE OPHTHAIMIC SERVICE 1964-65
1964
1965
New patients seen
2,058
2,631
New patients with malignant disease seen ...
1,370
1,725
New out-patient attendances Total out-patient attendances
Operations performed
Operations classed as sight-restoring
(included in above)
..
New patients with non-malignant disease seen
688
905
Home visits by Health Visitors
93,936
99,403
Чи
266,724
282,202
1.
+
3,139
3,201
1,310
1,531
3,526
2,474
Pacients treated
---
2,034
2,511
New patients treated ...
Old patients treated
NAN
Н
1,571
1.946
TABLE 61
463
565
Patients with malignant disease treated
1,582
1,946
ANALYSIS OF MAJOR CAUSES OF BLINDNESS
(EXPRESSED AS PERCENTAGE OF BLIND CASES)
New patients with malignant disease treated
1,188
1.315
Old patients with malignant disease treated
394
431
Patients with non-malignant disease treated
432
549
Keratomalacia
Deep radiotherapy treatments (X-ray and Telecobalt)
$2,135
62,003
Senile cataract
Trachoma
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Ja
#་
NAA
++4
Contact and superficial radiotherapy treatmenta
1,109
936
Glaucoma
ben
Tojuries (all types)
J
HON
Radium, radiocobalt, radiostrontium and
Syphilis
radiogold applications
233
2.50
Congenital defects
.
N.S.D.A./Uveitis
PA
Degenerative diseases
Radioiodine for thyrotoxicosis (courses of treatment)
273
399
TOTAL INCIDENCE 1953-65
1953
1965
$
15
39
K
11
3.5
18
10
1
N
T
10
2.5
7.5
7.5
Radioioding for carcinoms of thyroid (courses of
treatment)
13
INCIDENCE IN CHILDREN UNDER 15 YEARS OF AGE
Radioiodine for thyroid function tests
1954-65
733
1.133
Radioiodine for scanning of whole body for metastases...
Radioiodine for scanning of neck only
Red blood cell T3 uptake tests
26
18
H
ILD
:
413
405
***
17
Keratomalacia Congenital defects N.3.0.A./Uveitis
A
KA
...
+
1954
1965
74.5
13.2
20
50.5
5.5
33.3
122
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