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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
Richmond upon Thames 1971
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Richmond]
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Training Centre has now become the Strathmore Day Special School and the medical
supervision by the Health Department continues. This is particularly important in view
of the opening of the 20 place special care unit in March, 1971.
The transfer of the functions detailed has necessitated a constant and continuing
liaison and consultation between the two departments and the Health Department thus
remains heavily involved in nearly all the transferred functions, e.g. the medical supervision
of the Adult Training Centre, the Hostel for Sub-normals and the Day Nurseries;
the annual medical inspection of mentally handicapped persons placed in residential
accommodation outside the Borough continues as far as possible; the suitability and
medical assessment of applicants for registration under the Nurseries and Child Minders
Regulation Act and participation in Home Help training courses. This continuing liaison
between the two departments is essential to ensure that the community receives the best
possible service.
INCIDENCE OF BLINDNESS
I am indebted to Mr. D. L. Richards, Director of Social Services, for the following
information: —
Follow-up of Registered Blind and Partially Sighted Persons for the year ended 31st December, 1971.
| Cause of Disability | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cataract | Glaucoma | Retrolental Fibroplasia | Others | |
| (i) Number of cases registered during the year in respect of which Section F of Forms B.D.8. recommends: (a) No treatment ... | 6 | 3 | 26 | |
| (b) Treatment (medical, surgicil or optical and supervision) (ii) Number of cases at (i) (b) above which on follow-up action have received treatment | 12 | 13 | - | 24 |
| 3 | 11 | - | 23 | |
There were no cases of Ophthalmia Neonatorum notified during the year.
At the 31st December, 1971, there were 408 persons on the Blind Register.
NURSING HOMES
All registered Nursing Homes within the Borough are supervised regularly by
medical and nursing officers of the department.
The number of Nursing Homes on the register at the end of 1971 was as follows :
Maternity Homes only Nil.
Other Homes 6
Total number of beds 126
NURSES AGENCY
At the end of 1971, there were two nurses agencies on the register of this Local
Authority.
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