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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
Havering 1968
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Havering]
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TABLE 33
| M | F | |
|---|---|---|
| Residential Accommodation Provided under Part III of the National Assistance Act 1948 | ||
| (a) Homes for the Blind | 4 | 11 |
| (b) Other Homes | 4 | 6 |
| Residential Homes other than above | — | — |
| In Hospitals for Mentally 111 | 1 | 5 |
| In Hospitals for Mentally Subnormal | 3 | 1 |
| Other Hospitals | 3 | 11 |
| TOTAL | 15 | 34 |
Partially Sighted
At 31st December, 1968, 125 persons were registered as
partially sighted, an increase of 2 since the same date in
1967. Details of the age groups of those on the Register are
given in the following table.
TABLE 34
| Sex | AGE GROUPS | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 0-1 | 2-4 | 5-15 | 16-20 | 21-49 | 50-64 | 65 + | ||
| M | - | 1 | 7 | 2 | 14 | 4 | 20 | 48 |
| F | - | - | 5 | 1 | 11 | 5 | 55 | 77 |
| Total | - | 1 | 12 | 3 | 25 | 9 | 75 | 125 |
New Registrations during the year are shown in Table 35 below:-
TABLE 35
Persons Newly Registered as Partially Sighted during the year
| Sex | AGE GROUPS | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 0-1 | 2-4 | 5-15 | 16-20 | 21-49 | 50-64 | 65+ | ||
| M | 1 | - | - | - | - | 2 | 3 | 6 |
| F | - | - | - | - | 2 | - | 14 | 16 |
| Total | 1 | - | - | - | 2 | 2 | 17 | 22 |