[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Kensington & Chelsea Borough] page 121

Kensington and Chelsea 1969

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Kensington & Chelsea Borough]

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PARTIALLY SIGHTED PERSONS
There is no statutory definition in the National Assistance Act 1946,
of partial sight, but the Department, of Health and Social Security has
advised that a person who is not blind within the meaning of the Act
of 1948, but who is, nevertheless, substantially and permanently
handicapped by congenitally dsfectiva vision cr in whose case illness
or injury has caused defective vision of a substantial and permanently
handicapping character is within the scope of the Welfare Services
which the local authority are empowered to provide for blind persons.
This does not apply to other benefits specially enjoyed by the
registered blind.
The register of partially sighted persons (Table l) shows a total
of 124 (134), of whom 31 (31) were newly registered during the year
(Table II).
Training and Employment
Severely handicapped

Table: There are fifty-six persons near and prospectively blind who require the full range of Welfare Services. Their circumstances are as follows:-

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There are fifty-six persons near and prospectively blind who require the full range of Welfare Services. Their circumstances are as follows:-

	Male	Female	Total
Employed	3	5	8
Undergoing training	1	-	1
Awaiting suitable placement	_	-	-
Not available for employment or not capable of work	3	41	44
	7	46	53 (56)
Requiring observation only	-	8	8 (12)
Industrially handicapped
The remaining persons registered are classified thus:-
Children aged 16 years and over still at school	-	1	1
Employed	8	3	11
Undergoing training	-	1	1
Available for and capable of training for work	2	-	2
Not available for work	8	40	48
	18	45	63 (65)

Table: TABLE 1- PARTIALLY SIGHTED PERSONS (REGISTERED) FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31ST DECEMBER, 1969, SHOWING THE DISTRIBUTION BY AGE GROUPS OF THE PARTIALLY SIGHTED POPULATION

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TABLE 1- PARTIALLY SIGHTED PERSONS (REGISTERED) FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31ST DECEMBER, 1969, SHOWING THE DISTRIBUTION BY AGE GROUPS OF THE PARTIALLY SIGHTED POPULATION

	0-l	2-4	5-15	16-20	21-49	50-64	65 and over	Total
Males	-	-	—	-	12	2	11	25
Females	-	-	-	2	8	7	82	99
TOTAL	-	-	-	2	20	9	93	124 (134)

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Table: There are fifty-six persons near and prospectively blind who require the full range of Welfare Services. Their circumstances are as follows:-

Table: TABLE 1- PARTIALLY SIGHTED PERSONS (REGISTERED) FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31ST DECEMBER, 1969, SHOWING THE DISTRIBUTION BY AGE GROUPS OF THE PARTIALLY SIGHTED POPULATION