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Kensington and Chelsea 1966
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Kensington & Chelsea Borough]
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- 1967
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- 164
- Tables
- 131
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The following table gives the adjusted Kensington and Chelsea birth and death rates compared with the provisional rates for London and for England and Wales for the year 1966:-
Kensington and Chelsea adjusted Greater London England and Wales -
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1966VITAL STATISTICS
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SUMMARY OF VITAL STATISTICS FOR KENSINGTON AND CHELSEA in 1966 (Compared with previous ten years)
Year Total Population Total Deaths Crude Death Rate Total Births Crude Birth Rate Total Infant Deaths Infant Mortality Rate -
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CAUSES OF DEATH AT DIFFERENT PERIODS OF LIFE IN 1966
Cause of death All Ages Under 1 yr. 1 yr. and under 5 5 yrs. and under 45 45 yrs. and under 65 65 yrs. and over -
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In detail the statistics of the Kensington and Chelsea cases were as follows:-
Ages: 15 - 25 - 35 - 45 - 55 - 65 - 75 and over Total -
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Fifty-three lived in South Kensington or Chelsea and eight in North Kensington. The deaths occurred during the following months:-
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From an analysis of 27,150 suicides in England and Wales, 1960-1964, the mode of suicide was:-
Males Females -
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TABLE 1
Notifiable disease Number of cases notified 1966 1965 1964 1963 1962 1961 -
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TABLE 2
Notifiable disease Number of cases notified in 1966 (Age groups in years) Age unknown Under 1 1-2 3-4 5-9 10-14 15-24 25 and over -
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Table 3
Disease Total cases notified in each Ward in 1966 St. Charles Golborne Norland Pembridge Holland Earls Court Queen's Gate Redcliffe Brompton North Stanley South Stanley Church Cheyne Hans Town Royal Hospital -
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The following table gives an analysis of the causes of puerperal pyrexia (defined as any febrile condition occurring in a woman in whom a temperature of 100.4 F. or more has occurred within fourteen days after childbirth or miscarriage):-
Cause No. of cases -
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In addition to the above new cases on the register, there were those who were removed from the register, either through moving out of the borough, dying, being cured or having lost sight of, and the final figures in the register are as follows:-
Respiratory Non-respiratory Total Male Female Male Female -
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Incidence of tuberculosis amongst Kensington and Chelsea residents who originated from areas outside England. Scotland and Wales
Country of origin Period (in years) between entry to U.K. and notification of disease Total 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 -
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Since 1952 investigations have shown that, of the new cases and "inward transfers" reported in the borough, the proportions who were immigrants contracting the disease in the first ten years of arrival were as follows:-
Year Proportion per cent -
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The following table shows some improvement in the number of injections given during the year compared with I965. No cases of the disease have occurred, but the degree of protection in the community is still unsatisfactorily low:-
Total primary courses completed Total reinforcing doses 1966 1965 1966 1965 -
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The following table shows there to have been some improvement in 1966 in the numbers protected, but the immunity level is still not sufficiently high, and cases of the disease are still occurring:-
Total primary courses completed Total reinforcing doses 1966 1965 1966 1965 -
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Maternity and Child Welfare Dental Service.
Nursing or Expectant mothers Children under five Total 1966 1965 1966 1965 1966 1965 -
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Age of mother-
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Details of the numbers of mothers referred during the year are as follows:-
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The following table records some of the visits made by health visitors. The number of unsuccessful visits remains high, but is of similar order to that for 1965 and does not indicate a deterioration in the position:-
1966 1965 -
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Seven talks were given by senior officers of the department on the work with which they were concerned, and a number of outside speakers who are experts in their particular fields gave talks to the staff as follows:-
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Films were shown to interested members of the staff as part of the programme:-
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The home nursing staff employed at 31st December, 1966, exclusive of supervisory staff was as follows:-
1966 1965 -
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NOTE - The figures marked * in the previous paragraph, and all aggregate totals for l965 in the following table, relate to the period 1st April, 1965 to 31st December, 1965.
Types of case Number of new cases undertaken Percentage of Total 1966 1965 1966 1965 -
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At patients' homes Elsewhere Total Percentage of total 1966 1965 1966 1965 1966 1965 1966 1965 -
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Age distribution of patients (new cases undertaken) Number of patients Percentage 1966 1965 1966 1965 -
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Nursing treatments:
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Domiciliary confinements and nursing of Early Discharges.
Cases booked with a doctor Cases not booked with a doctor 1966 1965 1966 1965 -
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The total number of deliveries attended during 1966 was 236, compared with 310 in 1965.
Planned early discharges Unplanned early discharges 1966 1965 1966 1965 -
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Midwives Act. 1951. The Council are the local supervising authority for the purposes of the Midwives Act, 1951. and have a duty to inspect and supervise all midwives practising in the area.
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Accommodation at Council's day nurseries.
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In another centre, where there was a good demand for this service, a second creche session was opened.
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Registered Day Nurseries and Child-Minders. (Nurseries and Child-Minders Regulation Act, 1948).
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Voluntary Registration of Child-Minders.
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Summary of Defects as classified by the Registrar-General:-
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Details of examinations and findings are as follows:-
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All women are seen by appointment and the service is restricted at present to women over the age of thirty years.
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In one case, it was suspected that a nursing home was being carried on but, on inspection, the premises proved to be a boarding house for elderly persons and no further action was taken.
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Accommodation provided in these homes.
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Admissions to holiday homes were as follows:-
1966 1965 -
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Details of the home help work carried out are as follows:-
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Details of attendances are as follows:-
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This scheme continued to be provided and the following issues on loan were made during the year:-
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Details of the results are shown in the following table:-
Boys Girls Total -
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Immunisation.
Quarter Ended 31st Mar. 30th June 30th Sept. 31st Dec. Total 1966 1965 1966 1965 1966 1965 1966 1965 1966 1965 -
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Infectious Illness.
Disease Total -
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MENTAL HEALTH STATISTICS 1966
Quarter ended Total Total 1965 2.4.66 2.7.66 1.10.66 31.12.66 -
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Under care 31.12.65 Referred during 1966 Withdrawn from care 1966 Under care 31.12.66 -
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Inspections. The following is a summary of the inspections, etc., carried out by the public health inspectors and their assistants during the year:-
Public Health Acts, 1936 and 1961 -
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Notices Served0
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Work Completed. The following is a summary of the principal works completed under the supervision of the public health inspectors during the year:-
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MEDICINAL BATHS - PERSONAL CLEANSING STATION. The following table shows the work carried out during 1966:-
Description Scabies Vermin Persons Cleansings Persons Cleansings -
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Disinfection and Disinfestation.
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The following table indicates the destination of these parcels
No. of parcels -
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Details of work carried out by the rodent staff during1966Treatment of premises (rats and mice)
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The rodent staff, in addition, deal with infestations from pests other than rats and mice, and the following is a summary of action taken during the year in respect of all forms of infestation:-
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During the year, twenty-four samples were submitted for analysis as follows-
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The following table gives details of Smoke Control Areas which were in operation at the end of 1966:-
Smoke Control Area Boundaries Order operative -
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Atmospheric Pollution - Measurement of Smoke and Sulphur Dioxide.
Sites Smoke (Microgrammes per Cubic Metre) Sulphur Dioxide (Microgrammes per Cubic Metre) Monthly Average Highest Daily Reading Monthly Average Highest Daily Reading A B C D A B C D A B A B -
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SLUM CLEARANCE. Action already taken. The following table gives details of the clearance areas declared in the borough since 1950:-
Name of Area Date of Declaration No. of houses No. of persons displaced -
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The following table summarises the action taken in 1966 and the total results since the operation commenced in 19635:-
1966 1965 1964 1963 Total -
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Applications for discretionary grants received and dealt with increased from thirty-six in 19&5 to eighty-eight during 1966, and are summarised as follows:-
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PART I OF THE ACT 1. INSPECTIONS for the purposes of provisions as to health (including inspections made by Public Health Inspectors)
Premises (1) No. on Register (2) Number of Inspections (3) Written Notices (4) Occupiers prosecuted (5) -
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2. Cases in which DEFECTS were found. (If the defects are discovered at the premises on two, three or more separate occasions, they should be reckoned as two, three or more "cases").
Particulars (1) Number of cases in which defects were No. of oases in which prosecutions were instituted (6) Found (2) Remedied (3) Referred To H.M. Inspector (4) By H.M. Inspector (5) -
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PART VIII OF THE ACT OUTWORK (Sections 133 and 134)
Nature of Work Section 133 Section 134 No. of Outworkers in August lists required by Section 133(1)(c) No. of cases of default in sending lists to the Council No. of prosecu-tions for failure to supply lists No. of instances of work in unwholesome premises Notices served Prosecutions (1) (2) (3) (4) (5) (6) (7) -
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The following table gives a summary of the factories on the Council's register at the end of the year, indicating the types of business carried on, whether or not mechanical power is used, and where situated, i.e., North Kensington, South Kensington or Chelsea:-
Factory-Business North Kensington South Kensington Chelsea Mech. N-M. Mech. N-M. Mech. N-M. -
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Factory-Business North Kensington South Kensington Chelsea Mech. N-M. Mech. N-M. Mech. N-M. -
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Registrations and General Inspections
Class of premises Number of premises registered during year Total number of registered premises at end of year Number of registered premises receiving general inspections during the year -
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Analysis of Persons employed in registered premises by Workplace
Class of Workplace Number of persons employed -
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The total number of registered premises which have received general inspections since 1st August, 1964:-
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Contraventions found during general inspections Offices Retail Shops Wholesale Shops Warehouses Catering Estabs. Total -
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Contraventions found during general inspections Offices Retail Shops Wholesale Shops Warehouses Catering Estabs. Total -
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Number of requests by District Public Health Inspectors to Occupiers:-
Nature of Requests Offices Retail Shops Wholesale Shops Warehouses Catering Estabs. Staff Canteens Total -
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Notification of Accidents.
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Main Causation of the Accidents.
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DETAILS OF LEGAL PROCEEDINGS TAKEN UNDER FOOD HYGIENE REGULATIONS IN 1966
Date of Hearing Offence Regulations Result Fine Costs awarded to Council -
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Date of Hearing Offence Regulations Result Fine Costs awarded to Council -
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The following is a record of the inspections made by the public health inspectors engaged on this work during the year:-
Premises registered under Number of Premises Number of Inspections -
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* Additional inspections of premises (not primarily in connection with the sale of ice cream) are recorded under different headings in the following table which also gives details of the number of premises fitted to comply with Regulations 16 and 19 of the Food Hygiene (General) Regulations, 196O:-
Food Premises Number of Premises Number of Inspections Number provided with wash-hand basins (Reg. 16) Number with facilities for washing food and equipment (Reg. 19) -
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The number of licences granted by the Council during the year in respect of each designation, together with the total number in force at the end of the year, are shown in the following table:-
Designation Licences issued in 1966 Total number in force at end of year -
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Milk Examinations.
Designation No. of Samples Methylene blue test Phosphatase test Colony Count test Passed Failed Passed Failed Passed Failed -
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The following table shows the average percentages of milk fat and non-fat solids of the genuine samples taken during each month:-
Month Number of samples taken Average Percentages Milk Fats Non-fat Solids -
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Other milk.
Month Number of samples taken Average Percentages Milk Fats Non-fat Solids -
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Surrender.
Commodity Weight (in lbs.) -
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Commodity Items -
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The following table shows the number of samples of ice cream taken during 1966 for chemical analysis compared with those taken in the previous year:-
1965 1966 -
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During the year, forty-eight samples of ice cream were taken and submitted to the methylene blue test. The results are as follows:-
Grade Number of samples -
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Unfit Food - Section 8.
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The proposed new homes are as follows:-
No. of places Anticipated dates of occupation -
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Residential Accommodation. A total of 696 persons were in residential accommodation at 31st December, 1966, as follows
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Table A - Age Analysis at 31st December,1966:-
Home Total King's Mead Ellesmere Dale Mead No. 5 Holland Park -
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Table B.
Home Total King's Mead Ellesmere Dale Mead No. 5 Holland Park -
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Table C. Other Local Authority Homes. Section 21(1)(4) National Assistance Act. 1948. If suitable accommodation is not available from the borough's resources, or a resident seeks accommodation in a particular home or district belonging to another local authority, co-operation between the borough and other local authorities secures residential care for the applicant. The number of persons assisted this way during the year was as follows:-
Name of Home Owning borough Resident on 1.1.66 Admitted Discharged Remaining on 31.12.66 Women Men Total Women Men Total Women Men Total Women Men Total -
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Accommodation provided by Voluntary Organisations. There are 187 persons for whom the Council are responsible in accommodation provided by voluntary organisations and are classified as follows:- Persons in residential accommodation provided by voluntary organisations on 31.12.66. by major disability
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Persons in residential accommodation provided by voluntary organisations on 31.12.66. by age and sex
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Waiting List for Admission to Homes for Aged Persons. There were ninety-eight persons on the waiting list for admission to residential accommodation at 31st December, 1960, viz:-
Urgent Applications for Admission Normal Applications for Admission Total -
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The transfer of welfare services to the Inner London boroughs has resulted in the emergence of an additional waiting list, which illustrates the need for flexibility in the allocation of accommodation, viz:-
Home of Choice Women Men Total -
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The following statistics show the number of families received into, and discharged from, temporary accommodation during the year:-
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The reasons for homelessness were as follows:-
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The following tables show the numbers accommodated during the years:-
(a) Voluntary Homes. Mothers Children Total -
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(b) King's Mead.
Mothers Children Total -
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Country of origin of mothers admitted:
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Local Authority responsible:-
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(c) Other Homes. "Ballantyne" Lewisham.
Mothers Children Total -
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"Carisbrooke" Lambeth.
Mothers Children Total -
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The following table shows the number of persons on the registers at 31st December, 1966:-
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Voluntary organisations make a significant contribution in respect of specific services and these are supported by the Council with financial assistance. During the year, the following grants were made:-
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It will be of interest to note that Kensington and Chelsea Old People's Welfare Committee made the following grants from its funds:-
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Table I - Blind Persons (Registered) for the year ended 31st December, 1966. showing the distribution by age groups of the blind population:-
Male Female Total -
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Blind Persons Registered as New Cases:-
Male Female Total -
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Table II - Analysis of Cause of Blindness of Persons Newly Registered during 1966:-
Cause Male Female Total -
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Table III - Summary of Occupations of Blind Persons at 31st December. 1966:-
Male Female Total -
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Male Female Total -
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Table IV - Analysis of the Occupations of Employed Blind Persons shown in Table III:-
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There are fifty persons near and prospectively blind who require the full range of welfare services. Their circumstances are as follows:-
Male Female Total -
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The remaining persons registered are classified thus:-
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Table I - Partially Sighted Persons (Registered) for the year ended 31st December. 1966. showing the distribution by age groups of the partially sighted population:-
0-1 2-4 5-15 16-20 21-49 50-64 65 and over Total -
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Table II - Partially Sighted Persons Registered as New Cases:-
0-1 2-4 5-15 16-20 21-49 50-64 65 and over Total -
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Table III - Removals from Register during the year for reasons set out below:- 1 On admission to Blind Register:
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(ii) On decertification due to improved visual acuity:
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Table IV - Analysis of Causes of Partial Sight of Persons Newly Registered during 1966:-
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Table I - Analysis of Persons on the General Classes Register according to Age and Handicap
Code Major Handicaps Age Under 16 16-29 30-49 50-64 65 and over Total -
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Table II - New Registrations during 1966. Analysis of Disabilities.
Disability No. of Persons -
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During the year under review, the Council became responsible for the burial of forty persons. The following is a summary of the action taken:-
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In addition, twenty-nine burials were arranged for persons resident in the Council's homes at the time of death, which are summarised as follows;-
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Table I - Speakers
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Table II - Subjects
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Table III - Audiences
Attendances Groups -
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The following is a summary of the work performed by the two laboratories as it affects this boroughs-
Nature of sample Number examined