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Prevention of Blindness.
Powers conferred on local authorities are set out in Section
66 of the Public Health Act, 1925, which was repealed by
Section 176 of the Public Health Act, 1936, on the 1st October,
1937.
Section 176 of the Public Health Act, 1936, reads as follows:—
(Sub-Section 1). A County Council or Local Authority may
make such arrangements as they think desirable
for assisting in the prevention of blindness,
and in particular for the treatment of
persons ordinarily resident within their area,
who are suffering from any disease of, or
injury to, the eyes.
(Sub-Section 3). For the purposes of this section, a person who
becomes an inmate of a hospital or institution
shall be deemed to continue to be ordinarily
resident within the area within which he was
ordinarily resident before he became an inmate
of the hospital or institution.
The model scheme of the Ministry of Health and the Council's
recommendations are appended herewith.
MODEL SCHEME. REMARKS.
1. Arrange for the ascertainment,
through a system of
voluntary notification to the
Council by medical practitioners
or otherwise, of persons
threatened with blindness,
and in respect of each
such notification may pay
the sum of 2/6 or such other
sum as it may from time to
time determine. Provided
that only one payment may
be made in respect of any
one person, and provided
also that no payment shall
be made to any person or
body who is required by any
statutory enactment or regulations
for the time being in
force or by any terms of service
or otherwise to give the
notification.
No action.