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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
Harrow 1969
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Harrow]
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The mainstay of the services provided is the function of the social
workers who maintain a close link with all those who are registered and
during the year 2,360 domiciliary visits were made by them. In addition all
social and group activities are attended by social workers. At the annual
sale of handcrafts held at Hanover House last November £78 was realised
which indicates the high standard of work accomplished by the blind.
| Blind | Partially-sighted | Total | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| M. | F. | Total | M. | F. | Total | ||
| No. on register. 1st Jan. 1969 | 128 | 225 | 353 | 35 | 53 | 88 | 441 |
| No. of cases transferred in | 3 | 10 | 13 | 4 | |||
| No. of new cases added | 18 | 44 | 3 | 6 | 9 | ||
| No. of P/S transferred to Blind Register* | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | |
| No. of Blind transferred to P/S Register | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
| No. of cases transferred out | 7 | 5 | 12 | 3 | 2 | 5 | |
| No. of deaths | 12 | 31 | 43 | 0 | 3 | 3 | |
| No. on register 31.12.69 | 129 | 225 | 354 | 36 | 56 | 92 | 446 |
*No. included in new cases.
| Blind | Partially-sighted | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Residential Acc'dation | Total | Total | ||
| Blind Homes | ||||
| Local Authority Homes | ||||
| Private Homes | ||||
| Geriatric Units | ||||
| Nursing Homes | ||||
| Employment | ||||
| Unemployed | ||||
| Employed in open industry | ||||
| Sheltered workshops | ||||
| Home workers | ||||
| Education | ||||
| (a) University | ||||
| (f) Hospital | 1 | |||
| GRAND TOTALS | ||||