Hints from the Health Department. Leaflet from the archive of the Society of Medical Officers of Health. Credit: Wellcome Collection, London
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Greenwich Borough]
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Blind Persons 16 Years and Over
Education, Training and Employment
AGE GROUPS | At School | EMPLOYED | Total Employed | ||||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Under Sheltered Conditions | Ordinary Conditions | ||||||||
Special Work-Shops | Home Worker Schemes | ||||||||
M | F | M | F | M | F | M | F | ||
16-20 years | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
21-39 years | - | - | 1 | - | - | - | 6 | 4 | 11 |
40-49 years | - | - | 2 | - | 1 | - | 8 | 4 | 15 |
50-59 years | - | - | 6 | - | 1 | 3 | 6 | 5 | 21 |
60-64 years | - | - | 3 | - | 1 | - | 6 | 1 | 11 |
65 and over | - | - | 2 | - | - | - | 1 | 3 | |
TOTALS | " | - | 14 | - | 3 | 3 | 26 | 15 | 61 |
(ii)
Male | Female | |
---|---|---|
For Sheltered Employment | 2 | — |
For Open Employment | 2 | — |
Trained for Sheltered Employment | 1 | — |
Trained for Open Employment | 1 | 2 |
Employable subject to Training: | ||
Suitable for Sheltered Employment | I | 1 |
Suitable for Open Employment | — | — |
Employable without Training: | ||
Suitable for Sheltered Employment | — | — |
Suitable for Open Employment | 7 | 4 |
27 | 15 |
(iii)
Category | 16-59 yrs | 60-64 yrs | 65 yrs and Over | Total | |||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
M | F | M | F | M | F | ||
Not Available for Work | 1 | 13 | 1 | 15 | - | - | 30 |
Not capable of Work | 14 | 11 | 2 | 4 | - | - | 31 |
Not Working | - | - | - | - | 124 | 229 | 353 |
TOTALS | 15 | 24 | 3 | 19 | 124 | 229 | 414 |