[Report 1955] / Medical Officer of Health, Pembrokeshire County Council.

  • Pembrokeshire (Wales). County Council.
Date:
1955
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Credit: [Report 1955] / Medical Officer of Health, Pembrokeshire County Council. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    Blind Persons i. Numbers of Registered Blind and Partially Sighted Persons in the County on the 31st December, 1955, were as follows: — Under 5 years 3 — 16 years 16 — 21 years 21 — 30 years 30 — 65 years 63 years and over Partially Blind Sighted 2 2 2 8 6 5 4i 24 54 28 238 96 Total 363 163 2. Follow-up of Registered Blind and Partially Sighted Persons. Cause of Disability Retrolental Cataract Glaucoma Fibroplasia Others (i) Number of cases registered during 1933 in respect of which Form B.D.8 recom- mends : — (a) No treatment (b) Treatment (medical, 14 5 — 14 surgical & optical) ... 28 2 — 15 (ii) Number of cases as (i) (b) above which on follow-up action have received treat- ment 23 2 — 15 3- Ophthalmia Neonatorum: No cases were reported during 1955- 4. Hospital Ophthalmic Treatment Facilities: The provision of out- patient clinics in the County is satisfactory. There is, however, a serious shortage of hospital beds for in-patient treatment. Medical Examination of County Staff This work continued to take an increasing proportion of the time of the medical staff. The followng examinations were undertaken during 1953: — 1. Medical Examination of Entrants (excluding teachers and police) to County Council Employment 69 2. Medical Examination of Manual Workers for entry into sick- ness benefit scheme 51 3. Medical Examination of Police Candidates 30 4. Medical Examination of Police Cadets 1 3. Medical Examination of Entrants to Teachers’ Training Colleges 93 6. Medical Examination of Newly Appointed Teachers ... 66 7. Number of Chest X-ray Examinations of Staff (excluding Mass Radiography Examinations) 235