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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
Greenwich 1966
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Greenwich Borough]
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blind persons Register (as at 31st December, 1966)
| AGE GROUP | Number Registered | Age at Onset of Blindness | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| M | F | Total | M | F | Total | |
| 0-1 year | - | - | - | 24 | 26(1) | 50(1) |
| 1 year | - | - | - | 1 | - | 1 |
| 2 years | - | - | - | 7 | 3 | 10 |
| 3 years | - | - | - | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 4 years | 1 | - | 1 | 2 | - | 2 |
| 5-10 years | 1 | - | 1 | 8 | 8 | 16 |
| 11-15 years | 5 | 1 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 6 |
| 16-20 years | 6 | - | 6 | 4 | 3 | 7 |
| 21-29 years | 6 | 9 | 15 | 11 | 8 | 19 |
| 30-39 years | 10 | 7(1) | 17(1) | 18(1) | 18 | 36(1) |
| 40-49 years | 11 | 11 | 22 | 15 | 21 (1) | 36(1) |
| 50-59 years | 28(1) | 20(1) | 48 (2) | 24(2) | 24 (3) | 48(5) |
| 60-64 years | 17(2) | 21 (1) | 38 (3) | 6(2) | 21 (1) | 27 (3) |
| 65-69 years | 12(1) | 24(5) | 36 (6) | 8(1) | 21 (4) | 29(5) |
| 70-79 years | 48 (5) | 61 (8) | 109 (13) | 32 (5) | 58 (10) | 90(15) |
| 80-84 years | 22(2) | 52 (4) | 74 (6) | 13 (2) | 26(3) | 39(5) |
| 85-89 years | 13(3) | 38 (6) | 51 (9) | 9(1) | 15(2) | 24(3) |
| 90 and over | 8 | 19(1) | 27 (1) | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| Unknown | - | - | - | 1 | 6(2) | 7(2) |
| Totals | 188 (14) | 263 (27) | 451 (41) | 188 (14) | 263 (27) | 451 (41) |
Blind Persons under 16 Years
Male Female
Aged 2 to 4 years
Unsuitable for Education at School:
At Home or Elsewhere 1 —
Aged 5 to 15 years
Suitable for Education at School:
At Special Schools for Blind (no other
defects) 2 1
Not at School (no other defects) .. 1 —
Unsuitable for Education at School:
At Hospital for Mentally Subnormal
(no other defects) 2 —
At Home or elsewhere (with multiple
defects) 1 —
7 1