§ Mrs. Wiseasked the Secretary of State for Social Services what proportion of children receive at least one adequate vision test before reaching school age.
§ Mr. Moyle:I regret that the information is not available but the recommendation in the report of the Vernon committee on the education of the visually handicapped—1972—that all children should be screened for visual handicap at child health clinics was drawn to the attention of all health authorities in 1974.
In the first year of life virtually all children are seen at home by health visitors and over 90 per cent, attend
NUMBERS OF PATIENTS ON IN-PATIENT WAITING LISTS AT 24TH NOVEMBER 1978 Sandwell AHA … West Bromwich and District … General Surgery … … 416 Orthopaedic … … … 165 Ophthalmology … … … 17 Dental Surgery … … … 13 Hallam … … … … General Surgery … … 450 Ear, Nose and Throat … … 305 Gynaecology … … … 55 Heath Lane, Stallings Lane and Moxley … … … … Geriatric … … … 40 Midland Centre … … … Neurology … … … 126* Neurosurgery … … … 79* Psycho-geriatric services are provided at All Saints, West Birmingham by the AHA(T). Dudley AHA … Guest … … … … General Surgery … … 411 Orthopaedic … … … 76 Gynaecology … … … 225 Corbett … … … … General Surgery … … 593 Orthopaedic … … … 263 Ophthalmology … … … 31 Ear, Nose and Throat … … 101 Wordsley … … … … General Surgery … … 871 Orthopaedic … … … 632 Gynaecology … … … 348 Plastic Surgery … … … 1,889* Dental Surgery … … … 371* Dermatology … … … 7 Hayley Green … … … Geriatric … … … 7 Burton Road … … … Geriatric/Psycho-Geriatric … 24 Prestwood … … … … Geriatric … … … 33 *Services provided to other areas within the region.