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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
Sutton 1968
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Sutton]
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| YEAR 1969 | BLIND | PARTIALLY SIGHTED | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 0-4 | 5-15 | 16-49 | 50-64 | 65+ | TOTAL. | 0-4 | 5-15 | 16-49 | 50-64 | 65+ | TOTAL. | |
| Males | _ | 3 | 17 | 22 | 97 | 139 | _ | 6 | 17 | 6 | 16 | 45 |
| Females | 1 | 1 | 15 | 29 | 193 | 239 | _ | 3 | 11 | 2 | 36 | 52 |
| Total at 31ol2.69 | 1 | 4 | 32 | 51 | 290 | 378 | _ | 9 | 28 | 8 | 52 | 97 |
In 1968, 48 of the total of 353 blind persons had other defects e.g. four have
multiple defects in addition to that of blindness (a combination of physical
disabilities including deafness)l6 were physically handicapped, eight mentally
defective or disordered, five deaf with speech, 14 hard of hearing and one deaf
without speech. In the year 1969, of the 378 blind persons, 47 have other
defects, 14 are physically handicapped, nine mentally defective or disordered,
six deaf with speech, 13 hard of hearing and one deaf without speech.
Notifications of suspected blindness received in the course
of the period under review for whom examinations were arranged
with Consultant Opthalmologist yielded the following results:-
Notifications of suspected blindness recevied in the course
of the period under review for whom examinations were arrangeed
with consultant opthalmologist yielded the following results:-
| Notification from: | TOTAL | Certified BLIND | Certified P/S | Found not to be Blind or P/S | Re-exams | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1968 | 1969 | 1968 | 1969 | 1968 | 1969 | 1968 | 1969 | 1968 | 1969 | |
| Ministry of Social Security | 6 | 9 | 5 | 7 | _ | 1 | 1 | 1 | ||
| Relative, individual enquiries | 16 | 8 | 7 | 4 | 4 | _ | 5 | 4 | ||
| Social. Welfare Officers | 10 | 8 | 8 | 3 | _ | 5 | 2 | _ | ||
| General Practitioners | 1 | 3 | _ | 2 | _ | _ | 1 | 1 | ||
| Hospitals (B.D.8's direct) | 32 | 26 | 20 | 19 | 12 | 6 | _ | 1 | ||
| Voluntary Agencies | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | _ | 2 | _ | ||
| District Nurses/Health Visitors | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 1 | l | _ | _ | ||
| Re-examinations | 10 | 12 | 10 | 12 | ||||||
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