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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 1968
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Greenwich Borough]
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Partially sighted persons Register (as at 31st December, 1968)
| AGE GROUP | Number Registered 31.12.68 | Newly Registered | Removals from Register during year | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Admitted to Blind Register | De-certified Improved Visual Acuity | |||||||||
| M | F | Total | M | F | Total | M | F | M | F | |
| 2-4 years | - | 1 | 1 | - | 1 | 1 | - | -_ | - | - |
| 5-15 years | 2 | 1 | 3 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 16-20 years | 2 | 1 | 3 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 21-49 years | 21 | 18 | 39 | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | - |
| 50-64 years | 9 | 14 | 23 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 1 | — | - |
| 65 and over | 32 | 92 | 124 | 6 | 10 | 16 | 3 | 4 | - | - |
| TOTALS | 66 | 127 | 193 | 8 | 13 | 21 | 7 | 5 | - | - |
Training and Employment (16Yearsand Over)
| 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 |
| 21-49 years | 5 | 1 | — | - | - | 4 | - | 10 |
| 50-64 years | 2 | 3 | 1 | - | - | 2 | - | 8 |
| 65 and over | 1 | - | - | - | 12 | 50 | - | 63 |
| TOTALS | 8 | 4 | 1 | - | 12 | 56 | 1 | 82 |
| (ii) Persons mainly Industrially Handicapped | ||||||||
| 16-20 years | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | 1 |
| 21-49 years | 11 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 8 | - | 29 |
| 50-64 years | — | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 6 | — | 14 |
| 65 and over | - | - | - | - | 14 | 39 | - | 53 |
| TOTALS | 11 | 6 | 6 | 2 | 19 | 53 | - | 97 |