Hints from the Health Department. Leaflet from the archive of the Society of Medical Officers of Health. Credit: Wellcome Collection, London
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Kensington & Chelsea Borough]
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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 | |
---|---|---|---|
Under 1 year | 1 | - | 1 |
1 year | - | - | - |
2 years | - | - | - |
3 years | - | - | - |
4 years | 1 | - | 1 |
5-10 years | 1 | - | 1 |
11-15 years | - | - | - |
16-20 years | 1 | 3 | 4 |
21-29 years | 15 | 7 | 22 |
30-39 years | 8 | 14 | 22 |
40-49 years | 15 | 15 | 30 |
50-59 years | 17 | 15 | 32 |
60-64 years | 9 | 7 | 16 |
65-69 years | 15 | 23 | 38 |
70-79 years | 21 | 77 | 98 |
80-84 years | 17 | 51 | 68 |
85-89 years | 13 | 61 | 74 |
90 years and over | 4 | 32 | 36 |
Unknown | - | - | - |
138 | 305 | 443 |
Blind Persons Registered as New Cases:-
Male | Female | Total | |
---|---|---|---|
Under 1 year | 1 | - | 1 |
1 year | - | - | - |
2 years | - | - | - |
3 years | 1 | - | 1 |
4 years | - | - | - |
5-10 years | - | - | - |
11-15 years | - | - | - |
16-20 years | 1 | - | 1 |
21-29 years | - | - | - |
30-39 years | - | - | - |
40-49 years | - | 1 | 1 |
50-59 years | 1 | - | 1 |
60-64 years | 1 | - | 1 |
65-69 years | 4 | 1 | 5 |
70-79 years | 6 | 23 | 29 |
80-84 years | 3 | 12 | 15 |
85-89 years | 3 | 11 | 14 |
90 years and over | 1 | 5 | 6 |
Unknown | - | - | - |
22 | 53 | 75 |