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 Greenwich Borough]
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partially sighted persons
Register (as at 31st December, 1966)
| AGE GROUP | Number Registered 31.12.66 | Newly | Removals from Register during year | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Registered | Admitted to Blind Register | De-certified- Improved Visual Acuity | ||||||||
| M | F | Total | M | F | Total | M | F | M | F | |
| 2-4 years | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 5-15 years | 2 | 2 | 4 | — | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 16-20 years | 1 | 3 | 4 | 1 | - | 1 | - | - | - | - |
| 21-49 years | 21 | 19 | 40 | 2 | 3 | 5 | - | - | 1 | - |
| 50-64 years | 9 | 12 | 21 | 4 | 4 | 8 | - | - | - | - |
| 65 and over | 37 | 115 | 152 | 8 | 18 | 26 | 2 | 6 | - | - |
| TOTALS | 70 | 151 | 221 | 15 | 25 | 40 | 2 | 6 | 1 | - |
Training and Employment (
| AGE GROUPS | Employed | Unemployed and not under Training | Training | TOTAL | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Available and capable of Trg or Work | Not Available for Work | |||||||
| M | F | M | F | M | F | M | ||
| (i) Persons near or Prospectively Blind | ||||||||
| 16-20 years | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | 2 |
| 21-49 years | 3 | 1 | - | - | - | 4 | - | 8 |
| 50-64 years | 2 | 3 | 1 | - | 1 | 2 | - | 9 |
| 65 and over | 1 | - | - | - | 21 | 73 | - | 95 |
| TOTALS | 7 | 4 | 1 | - | 22 | 79 | 1 | 114 |
| (ii) Persons mainly Industrially Handicapped | ||||||||
| 16-20 years | - | 2 | - | - | 1 | 1 | - | 4 |
| 21-49 years | 14 | 1 | 2 | 2 | - | 9 | - | 28 |
| 50-64 years | 1 | 2 | 1 | - | 3 | 5 | - | 12 |
| 65 and over | - | - | - | - | 12 | 34 | - | 46 |
| TOTALS | 15 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 16 | 49 | - | 90 |