London's Pulse: Medical Officer of Health reports 1848-1972
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Hints from the Health Department. Leaflet from the archive of the Society of Medical Officers of Health. Credit: Wellcome Collection, London
Enfield 1970
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Enfield]
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PERSONAL HEALTH
| Causes of Disability | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cataract | Glaucoma | Retrolental Fibroplasia | Myopia | Other | |
| (i) Number of cases registered during the year in respect of which Forms B.Q.8. recommended: | |||||
| (a) No treatment | 1 | 1 | - | 3 | 26 |
| (b) Treatment (medical, surgical, optical or ophthalmic medical supervision) | 10 | 14 | - | 7 | 37 |
| (ii) Number of cases at (i) (b) above which on follow-up action: | |||||
| (a) Have completed treatment | — | - | - | - | - |
| (b) Treatment started, but not completed | 4 | 13 | - | 6 | 29 |
| (c) Awaiting treatment | 4 | 1 | - | 1 | 4 |
| (d) Refused treatment | 2 | — | - | - | - |
| (e) Died or removed from the Borough | — | — | — | — | 4 |
| (iii) Number of new cases registered during 1970 | 11 | 15 | - | 10 | 63 |
| (iv) Total number of cases registered as at 31st December, 1970 754 | |||||