London's Pulse: Medical Officer of Health reports 1848-1972
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Hints from the Health Department. Leaflet from the archive of the Society of Medical Officers of Health. Credit: Wellcome Collection, London
Greenwich 1970
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Greenwich Borough]
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Partially Sighted Persons Register (as at 31st December, 1970)
| AGE GROUP | Number Registered 31.12.70 | Newly Registered | Removals from Register during year | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Admitted to Blind Register | De-certified- Improved Visual Acuity | |||||||||
| M | F | Total | M | F | Total | M | F | M | F | |
| 2-4 years | - | 1 | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 5-15 years | 2 | 1 | 3 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 16-20 years | 1 | 1 | 2 | - | 1 | 1 | - | - | - | - |
| 21-49 years | 17 | 16 | 33 | - | - | - | 2 | - | - | - |
| 50-64 years | 7 | 13 | 20 | 1 | 2 | 3 | - | - | - | - |
| 65 and over | 29 | 96 | 125 | - | 5 | 5 | 3 | 4 | - | - |
| TOTALS | 56 | 128 | 184 | 1 | 8 | 9 | 5 | 4 | - | - |
Training and Employment
| AGE GROUPS | Employed | Unemployed and not under Training | Training | TOTAL | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Available and capable of Trg or Work | Not Available for Work | |||||||
| M | F | M | F | M | F | F | ||
| (i) Persons near or Prospectively Blind | ||||||||
| 16-20 years | — | — | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 21-49 years | 4 | 1 | 1 | - | - | 2 | - | 8 |
| 50-64 years | 1 | 1 | 1 | - | 1 | 3 | - | 7 |
| 65 and over | 1 | - | — | — | 13 | 60 | — | 74 |
| TOTALS | 6 | 2 | 2 | - | 14 | 65 | - | 89 |
| (ii) Persons mainly Industrially Handicapped | ||||||||
| 16-20 years | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | 1 | 2 |
| 21-49 years | 7 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 7 | - | 24 |
| 50-64 years | 1 | 1 | 1 | - | 1 | 4 | - | 8 |
| 65 and over | - | 2 | - | - | 11 | 36 | — | 49 |
| TOTALS | 8 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 14 | 47 | 1 | 83 |