[Report 1959] / Medical Officer of Health, West Sussex County Council.

  • West Sussex (England)
Date:
1959
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Credit: [Report 1959] / Medical Officer of Health, West Sussex County Council. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    in aaouticn, one parser, re—rape rear partially-sighted persons re-examined parsons examined, but found non to parti ally-sigh ted, were recomaide lb continued tc receive treaurmir, list for surgical trearn art as soon as r r. -.a-c — or — at-i -j lone -caching Service r»r. - — - — t- The Hone Teachers gave 73- lesscns in handicrafts, rtc., (in classes at Bognor Regis, Chichester, La Worthing), and made 13,473 ether visits total of 15,017 visits. -c cj-r c - r —>■ = - - ^ v- -- .Administrative arrangements The welfare (other than the prevision of r-osii of blind ond parti ally-sighted persons ccnninues oe Health Department. The Rest Sussex .-.ssocii-.oion for the County Medical Officer is the Hon. Secretary an his staff the Case Secretary^ acts as the agent of in carrying out the general social welfare of blind sighted persons, assisted, in the case cf lorthing Worthing Society for the Blind, which is affiliated ** jo '*'v r* > ^ !•* » ^ — >«■ - v < V . S» — »■ *' C '* * ' OV - *v> ' > * ■* >1 V -k. v . Uk V . OPHTHALMIA NB1 N.-.Pf ?.LM 1. Total number of cases ed daring y ' 2. No. of cases in which (a) Vision lost NIL (b) Vision impaired NIL (c) Treatment continuing at end of year NIL REGISTRATION OF NURSING hOMHS The Public Health Act, 19.lt> (Sections l3,'-l°4) provides for the registration of Nursing Homos and the inspection of them by the County Council. Seven new applications for registration were received during the year, and registration, in each case, was granted. At the end of the year, there wore 60 Nursing; Homes wi th accommodation as follows:- Bods for Materni l,y cases ——— ■■ 1 ■ ■ —■ *■ ■■»■■■< Bods for Other cases Total 5 895 900 No Orders wore made refusing or calico 1.1 i tig KegI s t.rnfi.on. These Homos are irujpootod pur.lodien.1 .'I y Medical Officer, special visits nine haliic; these are made unannounced. by t.hn Sen l. or A ms I jimId If nor ossar,y. 11,ant A1 1 NUR3EKI AS AN I )j: 111 U) NP.KRS ii,ihiii,/\Tii)N;’« This Act provides for Um n gl it,rr, U 11 and liiMpocti.en ol':- (a) p ruralson other Mian p 1 ■ <'ini sen wholly or mainly dwe.J 11 rigs, where children are ruonlvnd U) bo I the driy or fer any leugi r perl I net, exci eding um ul eek od ill x as prLvnto aftor by days} .fr
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