TABLE 58
RADIOTHERAPEUTIC DIVISION 1966–67
TABLE 59
WORK OF THE OPHTHALMIC SERVICE 1966-67
1966
1967
1966
1967
New out-patient attendances
93,998
91,443
Total out-patient attendances
273,146
251,187
New Patients seen
THE
+N
ITK
។ ..
2,679
2,720
Operations performed
...
2,698
2,388
New Patient with malignant disease seen
New Patients with non-malignant disease scen
Patients treated
New Patients treated
Old Patients treated
Total Patients with malignant disease treated
New Patients treated
1.739
1.675
Operations classed as sight-restoring fincluded in above).. Home visits by Health Visitors
1,461
1,620
1,698
1.498
940
L
1,045
2,403
2,418
1,886
1,844
TABLE 60
317
574
1.925
1,877
1,506
1,438
Old Patients treated
+
419
439
ANALYSIS OF MAJOR CAUSES OF BLINDNESS
(EXPRESSED AS PERCENTAGE OF BLIND CASES)
TOTAL INCIDENCE 1953 & 1967
Causes
1953
1967
Patients with non-malignant disease treated
Deep radiotherapy treatments (Orthovoltage and Megavol-
tage X-ray, Telecabalı and High Energy Electron)
478
541
זי
Keratomalacia
WAT
Contact and superficial radiotherapy treatments
67.382
254
69.829
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10
Senile cataract.
Trachovnia.
THE
MA
N 10
1,065
Radium, radiocobalt, radiostrontium and radiogold
applications...
351
KAN
305
Radioiodine for thyrotoxicosis (courses of treatment)
Glaucoma
Injuries (all types) Syphilis
N.S.O.A./Uveitis
AN
BAN
--
382
460
Congenital defects
Degenerative diseases
ALL
A je lije
M10
44
4.5
16
35
LI
11
3.5
14
Aw
10
1.5
---
2.5
14
11
Radioiodine for carcinoma of thyroid (courses of treat-
ment)
Radiophosphorus for polycythaemia vera .....
L
3
INCIDENCE IN CHILDREN UNDER 15 YEARS OF AGE
1954 & 1967
Radiolodine for thyroid function tests
1,450
2,152
Radioiodine for scamming of whole body for metastases
28
Causes
1934
1967
Radioiodine for scanning of neck only
Radiostrontium-85 for skeletal scanning
458
+
753
129
Keratomalacia Congenital defects N.&.0.A./Uveitis
74.5
AN
15
20
65
при
+++
5.5
20
200
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