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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 1942
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Croydon]
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94
M. = Males.
F. Females.
T. = Total.
WELFARE OF THE BLINDS-REGISTRATION. As at 31/3/43.
TABLIE 1.
| Age period 0-1 | Age period 1—5 | Age period 5—16 | Age period 16—21 | Age period 21—40 | Age period 40—50 | Age period 50—65 | Age period 65—70 | Age period 70 and over | (i) Total of all age groups | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| (ii) Age unknown | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| M. | F. | T. | M. | F. | T. | M. | F. | T. | M. | F. | T. | M. | F. | T. | M. | F. | T. | M. | F. | T. | M. | F. | T. | M | F. | T. | M. | F. | T. | ||||||||||||
| - | - | — | — | — | — | 6 | 2 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 30 | 29 | 59 | 23 | 15 | 38 | 62 | 62 | 124 | 23 | 24 | 57 | 47 | 91 | 138 | (1)193 | (i)235 | (i)428 | ||||||||||||
| (ii)- | (ii)1 | (ii)1 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| AGES AT WHICH BLINDNESS OCCURRED. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Age period 0—1 | Age period 1—5 | Age period 5—10 | Age period 10—20 | Age period 20—30 | Age period 30—40 | Age period 40—50 | Age period 50—60 | Age period 60—70 | Age period 70 and over | Age period Unknown | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| M. | F. | T. | M. | F. | T. | M. | F. | T. | M. | F. | T. | M. | F. | T. | M. | F. | T. | M. | F. | T. | M. | F. | T. | M. | F. | T. | M. | F. | T. | M. | F. | T. | |||||||||
| 28 | 21 | 49 | 2 | 6 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 18 | 15 | 9 | 24 | 15 | 11 | 26 | 25 | 18 | 43 | 29 | 25 | 54 | 21 | 41 | 62 | 19 | 36 | 55 | 16 | 39 | 55 | 14 | 21 | 35 | |||||||||
| Children of School Age. | Training and Employment. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Normal | Mentally Defective | Physically Defective | Employed | Undergoing Training. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| M. | F. | M. | F. | M. | F. | By Blind Organisations | (c) | (d) | (e) | (f) | (g) | (h) | (i) | (j) | (k) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| In Schools for the Blind | 6 | 1 | — | — | — | — | All others not included in (a) and (b) | Total Employed | Industrial | Secondary | Professional and University | Trained but unemployed | No training but trainable | Unemployable | Total | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| (a) | (b) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Other Schools | - | — | — | — | — | - | Workshops | Home workers | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| M. | F. | T. | M. | F. | T. | M. | F. | T. | M. | F. | T. | M. | F. | T. | M. | F. | T | M. | F. | T. | M. | F. | T. | M. | F. | T. | M. | F. | T. | M. | F. | T. | |||||||||
| Not at School | - | — | — | 1 | — | — | 8 | 2 | 10 | 27 | 11 | 38 | 19 | 7 | 26 | 54 | 20 | 74 | 2 | 1 | 3 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 131 | 213 | 344 | 187 | 234 | 421 | ||
OCCUPATIONS OF EMPLOYED BLIND PERSONS.
| Agen te, Collectors, &c. | Basket Workers | Bedding (including Divans & Ottomans) and Upholstering | Boot Repairers | Braille Copyists and. Proof Readers | Brush Makers | Carpenters and Woodworkers | Chairseaters | Clerks and Typiste | Coal Bag Makers | Dealers, Tea Agents, Newsagents, Shopkeepers | Firewood Workers | Gardeners | Hawkers. News-vendors, &c. | Home Teachers | Knitters | Labourers | Massage | Mat Makers | Ministers of Religion | Musicians and Mueic Teachers | Netting Makers | Porters, Packers, Cleaners | Poultry Farmers | School Teachers | Ships Fender (Fendoff) Makers | Telephone Operators | Timers | Weavers | Miscellaneous | Total | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mattress Makers | Machinists | Upholsterers | Hand | Machine | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Within Institution for the Blind | - | 2 | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | l | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | - | 3 | - | - | - | - | - | 10 | |||||
| In approved Home Workers Schemes | - | 6 | - | - | - | 2 | - | - | - | 3 | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | 10 | - | - | 2 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 14 | - | - | 38 | |||||
| Others not part-time workers) | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | 2 | — | 4 | — | — | 1 | — | — | 1 | — | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | -— | 2 | 1 | — | — | 2 | — | — | 3 | 26 | |||||||
| Total | - | 9 | 1 | — | — | — | — | 4 | 3 | — | 4 | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | — | 12 | — | 2 | 4 | 2 | 3 | - | 2 | 1 | 3 | - | 2 | 14 | _ | 3 | 74 | |||||||
| (a) | (b) | (c) | Combinations of (a) and (b) | Combinations of (a) and (c) | Combinations of (b) and (c) | Combinations of (a), (b), (c) | Total | Homes for the Blind | Mental Hospitals | Poor Law Institutions | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Mentally Defective. | Physically Defective. | (i) Deaf | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| (ii) Deaf-mute | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| M. | F. | T. | M. | F. | T. | M. | F. | T. | M. | F. | T. | M. | F. | T. | M. | F. | T. | M. | F. | T. | M. | F. | T. | M | F | T | M | F | T | M. | F. | T. | |||||||
| 1 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 7 | (i) 6 | (i) 2 | 8 | - | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | - | — | 11 | 11 | 22 | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 13 | 17 | ||||||||
| (ii) 1 | (ii)1 | 2 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||