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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
Mitcham 1932
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Mitcham]
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Prevention of Blindness.
By an arrangement with the London County Council cases of
ophthalmia neonatorum can be treated at St. Margaret's Hospital,
Kentish Town.
Blind children are looked after by the Surrey Voluntary
Association for the Blind. Only one blind child under the age of
five years has been found in Mitcham. This child was born blind.
Ophthalmia Neonatorum.
During the year 4 cases of ophthalmia neonatorum were
notified:—
Cases Treated. Vision Vision Total
Notified. At Home. In Hospital. unimpaired. impaired. blindness. Deaths.
4 2 2 4 —
Tuberculosis.
No action was taken under the Public Health (Prevention of
Tuberculosis) Regulations, 1925, or under sections 62 of the Public
Health Act, 1925, during the year.
During the year 85 new cases of tuberculosis were notified, viz.:—
| Males. | Females. | Total. | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pulmonary | 36 | 34 | 70 |
| Non-Pulmonary | 6 | 9 | 15 |
| Total | 42 | 43 | 85 |
The total number of deaths registered as occurring from tuberculosis was 40, viz.:—
| Males. | Females. | Total. | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pulmonary... | 15 | 15 | 30 |
| Non-Pulmonary | 5 | 5 | 10 |
| Tptal | 20 | 20 | 40 |