Specialist service for the provision of opthalmic benefit (letter)
1929-11-26 1929 1920s 3 pages National Ophthalmic Treatment Board, 1, HIGH STREET, MARYLEBONE, LONDON, W. 1. Telephone : Welbeck 4181. 26 November 1929 EGH/GK The Secretary TRADES UNION CONGRESS GENERAL COUNCIL Transport House, Smith Square, S.W.1. Dear Sir, I am directed by the Board to enclose...
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| Institution: | MCR - The Modern Records Centre, University of Warwick |
| Language: | English English |
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26 November 1929
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| Summary: | 1929-11-26
1929
1920s
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National Ophthalmic Treatment Board, 1, HIGH STREET, MARYLEBONE, LONDON, W. 1. Telephone : Welbeck 4181. 26 November 1929 EGH/GK The Secretary TRADES UNION CONGRESS GENERAL COUNCIL Transport House, Smith Square, S.W.1. Dear Sir, I am directed by the Board to enclose herewith, for the information of the Trades Union Congress, particulars of a scheme which has recently been set into operation with the object of securing to the general public of limited means the advantages of a proper eye-examination by ophthalmic medical practitioners at a fee consistent with their means. It is generally admitted that the ideal form of eye-examination is through the medium of the ophthalmic surgeon. Three recent Government enquiries into the subject have placed this on record :- The Departmental Committee on the Causes and Prevention of Blindness. The Royal Commission on National Health Insurance (CMD.2596 - 1926). The Departmental Committee on the Optical Practitioners' Bill (CMD.2999 - 1927). In the interests of the general health it is very desirable that all cases of eye-trouble should be examined by medical men, even though the trouble may appear to be merely a matter of long or short sight or of advancing years. Many bodily ailments, apart altogether from diseases of the eye, first make themselves apparent in the eye, where they can be detected by the skilled medical man. If taken in time and attended to in their early stages, these troubles can generally be cured, but if they are overlooked or dealt with by one who has had no general medical training, the disease may reach an advanced stage before giving rise to symptoms in other ways. This applies particularly to such diseases as those of the kidneys,
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