TABLE 58
CAUSES FOR PERMANENT BLINDNESS REGISTRATION 1978 AND 1979
1978
1979
TABLE 59
WORK OF THE EAR-NOSE-THROAT SERVICE 1978 AND 1979
1978
1979
Age
Cause
15 & Over
Under 15
Total (C)
15 & Over
Under 15
New out-patient attendances
18,219
20,340
Total
Total out-patient attendances
60,562
€5.352
Total in-patients add tted
2,679
2,438
Glaucoma
132
deve
132 (18.9)
93
93 (15.9)
Operatione performed
2, 183
2,186
Cataract
109
7
116 (16.6)
88
17
105 ( 18.0)
Speech therapy cases
5,349
5,172
High refractive errors
91
www
91 ( 13.0)
53
4
57 ( 9.8)
(myopia)
Leucoma (trachoma)
82
82 ( 11.8)
87
87 ( 14.9)
Retinitis pigmentosa.
47
47 ( 6.7)
30
30 (5.1)
Optio atrophy
46
1
47 ( 6.7)
41
42 ( 7.2)
Diabetic Retinopathy
45
45 ( 6.5)
24
24 ( 4.1)
Retinal detachment
34
34 ( 4.9)
37
37 ( 6.3)
TABLE 60
HORK OF THE OWNERAL DENTAL SERVICE 1975 TO 1979
Phthisis bulbi
33
33 ( 4.7)
41
1
42 ( 7.2)
(unidentified cause)
Persons
Deciduoua Teeth
Permanent Teeth
rendered
Senile macular
21
21 ( 3.0)
33
33 ( 5.7)
Tear Attendances
dentally
degeneration
Restored Extracted
Restored
Extracted
fit
Uveitia
16
16 (2.3)
17
1
18 (3.1)
1975
279,943
15,908
24,387
90, 629
44,389
57.968
Retinal vascular
15
15 ( 2.2)
2
2 ( 0.3)
1976
274,949
accidents
13,466
21.155
95,375
40,938
56,531
1977
Dysplasia
6
3
9 (1.3)
1
3
4 ( 0.7)
285,695
13,085
21,466
99,154
43,584
56,695
1978
Injuries
6
6 ( 0.9)
2 (0.3)
331,229
15,601
22,002
129,437
46, 145
71,829
Puphthalmos
Keratitis
3
3 (0.4)
1979
345,878
15,022
21,412
122.413
48,351
76,883
1
1 (0.1)
2 ( 0.3)
Cortical Blindness
6
6 ( 1.0)
Total
683
15
698 (100.0)
555
29
584 (100.0)