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TABLE 59 CAUSES FOR PERMANENT BLINDNESS REGISTRATION 1982 AND 1983

TABLE 60

WORK OF EAR-NOSE-THROAT SERVICE 1982 AND 1983

1982

1982

1983

New out-patient attendances

24 777

1983

24 563

Cause

Adults Children Total (X) Adults Children | Total (X)

Total out-patient attendances

80 358

88 519

Cataract

391

6

397 (40.6) 462

2

464 (47.9)

Operations performed

2 640

2 894

Glaucoma

116

117 (12.0) 105

1

106 (11.0)

Speech therapy cases

4 921

4 216

Leucoma

77

77 (7.9) 63

63 (6.5)

Audiological investigations

8 168

9 039

(corneal scarring)

High refractive

115

115 (11.8) 52

54 (5.6)

errors

Diabetic retinopathy

49

49

(5.0)|

50

50

(5.2)

Senile macular

32

32 (3.3) 40

40

(4.1)

degeneration

TABLE 61 WORK OF GENERAL DENTAL SERVICE 1979 TO 1983

Optic atrophy

46

3

49

(5.0) 38

40

(4.1)

Phthisis bulbi

28

30 (3.1) 37

37

(3.8)

Dysplasia

8

3

11 (1.1)

Retinitis pigmentosa

28

2

30 (3.1)

Retinal detachment

49

1

50

(5.1)

N N N

37

(3.8)

Year

Attendances

27

(2.8)

Restored

Deciduous Teeth

Extracted

Permanent Teeth

Persons rendered

Restored

Extracted

dentally

fit

22

22 (2.3)

Retinal vascular

2

2 (0.2)

15

15

(1.6)

1979

345 878

15 022

21 412

122 413

48 351

76 883

accident

1980

344 025

13 007

20 063

113 951

46 220

78 771

Uveitis

8 (0.8) 10

11

(1.1)

1981

367 394

13 759

20 687

108 030

44 108

75 784

Injuries

3

3

(0.3))

(0.0)

1982

367 330

14 273

20 488

115 774

43 939

82 372

Keratitis

1

1

(0.1)

2

(0.2)

1983

398 625

16 211

21 400

122 019

46 732

94 756

Neoplasm

1

1

(0.1)

(0.0)|

Others

5

F

(0.5)

t

(0.0)

TOTAL

957

20

977 (100.0) 950

18

968 (100.0)|

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