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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
Carshalton 1937
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Carshalton]
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| Cases | Vision unimpaired | Vision impaired | Total blindness | Death | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Notified | Treated | |||||
| In hospital | At Home | |||||
| 1 | 1 | - | l | — | — | — |
Prevention of Blindness.—Information as to blindness occurring
in children under five years of age coming to our notice through the
maternity and child welfare scheme is transmitted to the Surrey
Voluntary Association for the Blind, in accordance with the recommendation
contained in Memo. 162/B.D.
No action was taken under Section 66 of the Public Health Act,
1925, nor under Section 176 of the Public Health Act, 1936.
Puerperal Fever and Puerperal Pyrexia.—Notifications
received under the Public Health (Notification of Puerperal Fever
and Puerperal Pyrexia) Regulations, 1926, were as follows:—
Puerperal Fever 1
Puerperal Pyrexia 5
The services of a Consultant are available to practitioners for
cases of puerperal fever and puerperal pyrexia, whilst patients
requiring special treatment may be admitted to Queen Charlotte's
Isolation Hospital under the Council's Scheme.
One consultation was held for pyrexia. Three of the cases were
admitted to Queen Charlotte's Hospital. Two of the 6 cases were
not residents of the district.
The main facts relating to these cases are as follows:—
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