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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
Southwark 1934
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Southwark, Borough of]
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119
OPHTHALMIA NEONATORUM.
Fourteen cases occurred during the year, as against 19 in 1933. An
analysis of the cases will be found hereunder:—
Notified.
Cases treated.
Vision
unimpaired.
Vision
impaired.
Total
Blindness.
Deaths.
At home.
Hospital.
14
6
8
14
–
–
–
PREVENTION OF BLINDNESS.
A record is kept under the Blind Persons Act, 1920, of all cases under
5 years of age reported from the Welfare Centres.
These are referred to the Metropolitan Society for the Blind.