London's Pulse: Medical Officer of Health reports 1848-1972
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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 1967
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Greenwich Borough]
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Blind Persons 16 Years and Over Education, Training and Employment (i) EMPLOYED AND AT SCHOOL
| age groups | At School | employed | Total Employed | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Under Sheltered Conditions | Ordinary Conditions | |||||||||
| Special Work-Shops | Home Worker Schemes | |||||||||
| M | f | m | f | m | f | m | f | |||
| 16-20 years | 2 | _ | 1 | _ | _ | _ | _ | _ | 1 | |
| 21-39 years | _ | _ | 2 | 1 | _ | 8 | 4 | 15 | ||
| 40-49 years | _ | _ | 3 | — | _ | 2 | 2 | 4 | 11 | |
| 50-59 years | _ | 6 | _ | 2 | 2 | 8 | 3 | 21 | ||
| 60-64 years | _ | _ | 4 | _ | 1 | 2 | 2 | 9 | ||
| 65 and over | - | - | 1 | - | - | - | 2 | - | 3 | |
| totals | 2 | 15 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 22 | 13 | 60 | ||
(ii) TRAINING OR NOT EMPLOYED
| Male | Female | |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | ||
| Professional or University | 1 | 1 |
| – | – | |
| Employable subject to Training: Suitable for Sheltered Employment | -– | |
| Suitable for Open Employment | 1 | |
| Employable without Training: Suitable for Sheltered Employment | 1 | – |
| Suitable for Open Employment | 3 | |
| 35 | 15 |
(iii) NOT AVAILABLE FOR WORK
| Category | 16-59 yrs | 60-64 yrs | 65 yrs and Over | Total | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| M | F | M | F | M | F | ||
| Not Available for Work | 13 | 3 | 7 | — | - | 25 | |
| Not capable of Work | 16 | 16 | 6 | 10 | — | _ | 48 |
| Not Working | — | — | — | — | 96 | 192 | |
| TOTALS | 18 | 29 | 9 | 17 | 96 | 192 | 361 |