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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

Croydon 1940

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Croydon]

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Table: WELFARE OF THE BLIND - REGISTRATION. As at 31/3/41

WELFARE OF THE BLIND - REGISTRATION. As at 31/3/41

Age Period 0-1Age Period 1 - 5Age Period 5 -16Age Period 16-21Age Period 21-40Age Period 40-50Age Period 50-55Age Period 65-70Age period 70 & over(i)Total of all age Groups (ii)Age unknown.
MFTMFTMFTMFTMFTMFTMFTMFTMFTMFT
------841222424244828194756561121328414584129(i)176217393
(ii) 123

Table: Ages at which Blindness Occurred.

Ages at which Blindness Occurred.

Age Period 0-1Age Period 1-5Age Period 5-10Age Period 10-20Age Period 20 - 30Age Period 30 - 40Age Period 40 - 50Age Period 50 - 60Age Period 60 - 70Age Period 70and overAge Period unknown
M.F.T.M.F.T.M.F.T.F.F.T.M.F.T.M.F.T.M.F.T.M.F.T.M.F.T.M.F.T.M.F.T.
2317061117117181372014132728104721315220335319284763339162036

Table: Mentally Physically

Mentally Physically

NormalDefectiveDefectiveEmployedUndergoing Training
M.F.M.F.M.F.By Blind Organisations(c)(d)(a)(f)(c)(h)
In. Scholls for the Blind83All others not
(a)(b)Professional andTrained But
WorkshopsHome Workersincluded in (a) and (b)
Other SchoolsM.F.T.M.F.T.TotalUniversityUnemployed
11213271340M.F.T.EmployedIndustrialSecondary
Not at School114317M.F.T.M.F .T.M.F.T.M.F.T.M.F.T.
5218701111

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(i) No training but trainable - Nil. (j) Unemployable.- M.117 F.196 T.313 (k) Total M.169 F.215 T.384.