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Hornsey 1935
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Hornsey, Borough of]
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PREVENTION OF BLINDNESS.
(SECTION 66, PUBLIC HEALTH ACT, 1925.)
All cases of ophthalmia neonatorum likely to cause blindness
or permanent damage to the eyes are admitted to St. Margaret's
Hospital (Kentish Town) of the London County Council, where
they receive the most efficient treatment. The doctors in
practice and the midwives all know of this excellent arrangement
and the result is that year after year we have a record of no
blindness resulting from this dangerous infection.
Six cases of ophthalmia neonatorum were notified. Four were treated in St. Margaret's (L.C.C.) Hospital and two were nursed at home.
| Cases | Vision unimpaired. | Vision impaired. | Total blindness. | Deaths. | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Notified. | Treated | |||||
| At home. | In hospital or nursing home. | |||||
| 6 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
TUBERCULOSIS.
PUBLIC HEALTH (PREVENTION OF TUBERCULOSIS)
REGULATIONS, 1925, and
SECTION 62, PUBLIC HEALTH ACT, 1925.
No occasion has arisen in the course of the year to put these
powers into action.
Sanatorium provision for all forms of Tuberculosis in
Hornsey is made by the Middelsex County Council.
There are 512 beds available solely for Middlesex under the
Middlesex County Council scheme for the treatment of
Tuberculosis in sanatoria, namely: —
Harefield Sanatorium 326 beds
Clare Hall „ 186 ,,
Pulmonary cases in excess of these numbers and nonpulmonary
eases are maintained by the County Council in
sanatoria and hospitals in various parts of the country.