TABLE 59
RADIOTHERAPEUTIC DIVISION 1965–66
TABLE 60
WORK OF THE OPHTHALMIC SERVICE 1965-66
1965
1966
New Patients seen
41
Сия
2,631
2,679
New out-patient attendances
Total out-patient attendances
Operations performed
New Patients with malignant disease seen
New Patients with non-malignant disease seen
Patients treated
1,725
1,739
906
940
Operations classed as sight-restoring
(included in above) Home visits by Health Visitors
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Чи
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1965
1966
+1
+++
99,403
93,998
+
T1
282,202
273,146
ト
3,201
2,693
1,531
1,481
2,474
1,698
2,511
2,403
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P
New Patients treated
***
V
Old Patients treated
1,946
1,886
565
517
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Total Patients with malignant disease treated
1,546
1,925
(A) New Patients
1,515
1,506
TABLE 61
ANALYSIS OF MAJOR CAUSES OF BLINDNESS
(EXPRESSED AS PERCENTAGE OF BLIND CASES)
TOTAL INCIDENCE 1953 & 1966
(B) Old Patients
431
419
...
1953
1966
Patients with non-malignant disease treated
549
478
Keratomalacia
Deep radiotherapy treatments (Orthovoltage and Mega- voltage X-ray, Telecobalt and High Energy Electron).......
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62,003
67,382
Senile cataract
Trachoma
Fr
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Glaucoma
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Contact and superficial radiotherapy treatments
936
254
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Injuries (all types) Syphilis
YOU
FFr
Radium, radiocobalt, radiostrontium and radiogold
applications...
Congenital defects
250
331
N.$.0.A./Uveitis
гин
F
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Degenerative diseases
400
喝咖
44
16
46
JJ
3.5
17
NUA
10
6
BIT
4
2.5
verunääħu
2
Radioiodine for thyrotoxicosis (courses of treatment)
399
382
ANA
Radioiodine for carcinoma of thyroid (courses of treat-i
ment)
**
Jkk
Radiophosphorus for polycythaemia vera
Lut
Radioiodine for thyroid function tests
WAL
13
9
1
L
1,133
1,450
+
18
405
438
Radioiodine for scanning of whole body for metastases...
Radioiodine for scanning of neck only
124
Keratomalacia Congenital defects N.S.O.A/Uveitis
INCIDENCE IN CHILDREN UNDER 15 years oF AGE 1954 & 1966
Causes
P
125
1954
1966
74.5 20
5.3
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32
64
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