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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 1970

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Sutton]

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Table: TABLE 2Notifications of suspected blindness are received in the period under review for whom examinations were arranged with consultant ophthalmologists, yirelded the following results:-

TABLE 2

Notifications of suspected blindness are received in the period under review for whom examinations were arranged with consultant ophthalmologists, yirelded the following results:-

Notification fromTotalCertified BlindCertified P/SFound not to be Blind or P/SightedRe-exams
Department of Health and Social Security431
Relatives11722
Social Welfare Officers7511
Gen. Practitioners6231
Hospital (BD8's direct)251411
Voluntary agencies33
District nurses/ health visitors7321
Re-examinations1010
Totals733720610

Table: TABLE 3-Movement on Blind and Partially-sighted Registers

TABLE 3-Movement on Blind and Partially-sighted Registers

Blind RegisterPartially-sighted Register
Total number on register 31.12.69378Total number on register 31.12.6997
During the period under review there were:During the period under review there were:
AdditionsAdditions
As a result of ophthalmic examinations37As a result of ophthalmic examinations20
Partially-sighted persons found to be blind on re-examination9Persons moving into borough3
Persons moving into borough15
61612323
439120
DeductionsDeductions
Blind persons deceased50Partially-sighted persons transferred to Blind Register9
Blind persons removed from borough13
Partially-sighted persons deceased12
Partially-sighted removed the borough5
63632626
Total number of blind persons on register at 31.12.70376Total number of partially-sighted persons on register at 31.12.7094