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
Southwark 1970
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Southwark, Borough of]
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Blind and Partially Sighted
During the year the Council's consultant ophthalmologist carried out
examinations of blind and partially sighted persons under the provisions of
Section 29 of the National Assistance Act, 1948. In addition B.D.8 certificates
were received from hospitals and other local authorities (see Table 9).
TABLE 9
Examination of the Blind and Partially Sighted
| Number of examinations arranged | 210 |
| Initial examinations | 71 |
| Re-examinations | 139 |
| Number certified as blind | 51 |
| Number certified as partially sighted | 154 |
| Number found to be neither blind nor partially sighted | 5 |
| Blind certificates accepted from hospitals | 27 |
| Partially sighted certificated accepted from hospitals | 21 |
| Blind certificates accepted from other local authorities | 3 |
| Partially sighted certificates accepted from other local authorities | 1 |
Cytological diagnosis of early uterine cancer—Well Women clinics:
At these clinics each person attending has a full gynaecological examination,
their blood pressure taken and a urine test.
During the year 1,538 attendances were made at the 129 sessions held in
the four clinics in the Borough. 669 persons were found to have no abnormality,
15 were found to have carcinoma of the cervix. 7 had some breast pathology and
681 had a gynaecological disorder. Table 10 gives details of the abnormalities
found.
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