Hints from the Health Department. Leaflet from the archive of the Society of Medical Officers of Health. Credit: Wellcome Collection, London
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Harrow]
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TABLE III
New Registrations—Age at Registration—Blind
0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 5 | ||||||||||||||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
5-10 | 11- l5 | 16-20 | 21-29 | 30-39 | 40 49 | 50-59 | 60-64 | 65-69 | 70-79 | 80-84 | 85-89 | 90 + | ||||||||
M. | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | 3 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 2 | — | 18 |
F. | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4 | 4 | 9 | 5 | 1 | 3 | — | 26 |
Total | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 4 | 7 | 12 | 7 | 6 | 5 | — | 44 |
TABLE IV
New Registrations—Age at date of Registration—Partially Sighted
0—1 | 2—4 | 5—15 | 16—21 | 21—49 | 50—64 | 65 + | Total | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
M. | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | 2 | 3 |
F. | — | — | 1 | — | — | 1 | 4 | 6 |
Total | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | 6 | 9 |
TABLE V
Diagnostic Details of New Cases Registered in 1969
Cause of Disability | ||||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Cataract | Glaucoma | Retro-lental Fibroplasia | Myopia | Others | Total | |
No. of cases registered during the year in respect of which Section D1 of Form B.D.8 recommends: | ||||||
(a) No Treatment | 5 | 6 | — | 3 | 34 | 48 |
(b) Treatment (medical, surgical or optical) | 7 | 1 | — | 1 | 4 | 13 |