[Report 1960] / Medical Officer of Health, Northampton County Borough.

Welfare (continued) Incidence of Blindness, One notification of ophthalmia neonatorum was received in 1960. In accordance with Ministry of Health Circular 2/53 dated 22nd January, 1953, and subsequent circulars, Table 23 is inserted giving inform¬ ation as to the incidence of blindness with particular reference to the treatment of cataract and glaucoma in old people. Table 23. Northampton C.B., 1960. Follow-up of Registered Blind and Partially Sighted Persons. Number of new cases registered during the year in respect of which Section F of Form B.D.8 recommends :— CAUSE OF DISABILITY CATARACT GLAUCOMA RETROLENTAL FIBROPLASIA OTHERS (a) No treatment (b) Treatment (medical, surgical, or optical) 6 8 1 13 4 Number of cases at (k) above which on follow¬ up action have receiv¬ ed treatment . 3 __ 3 Table 24 shews the number of blind and partially sighted persons registered in Northampton County Borough on various dates since blind welfare was undertaken by the Local Authority under the National Assistance Act, 1948, and Table 25 shews, in age groups, the numbers of new registrations since 1950. Table 24. Northampton C.B., 1949—1960. Incidence of Blindness. DATES NUMBER OF NAMES ON REGISTERS BLIND PARTIALLY SIGHTED 31-3-49 198 31-3-50 203 _ 31-3-51 224 _ 31-3-52 222 7 31-12-52 232 14 31-12-53 239 13 31-12-54 248 26 31-12-55 254 29 31-12-56 262 36 31-12-57 268 38 31-12-58 276 37 31-12-59 288 38 31-12-60 290 34