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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 1969
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Greenwich Borough]
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Blind Persons Register (as at 31st December, 1969)
(New cases in brackets)
| AGE GROUP | Number Registered | Age at Onset of Blindness | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| M | F | Total | M | F | Total | |
| 0-1 year | — | — | - | 17 | 24 | 41 |
| 1 year | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 2 years | — | — | — | 4 | 2 | 6 |
| 3 years | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 4 years | — | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 4 |
| 5-10 years | 3 (1) | 2 | 5 (1) | 8 | 10 | 18 |
| 11-15 years | 1 | 1 (1) | 2 (1) | 2 | 2 | 4 |
| 16-20 years | 5 | 2 | 7 | 4 | 3 | 7 |
| 21-29 years | 6 | 5 | 11 | 8 | 8 | 16 |
| 30-39 years | 9 | 12 | 21 | 22 | 17 | 39 |
| 40-49 years | 16 (1) | 9 | 25 (1) | 14 | 16 | 30 |
| 50-59 years | 19 (1) | 23 (3) | 42 (4) | 21 | 27 | 48 |
| 60-64 years | 20 (5) | 17 (1) | 37 (6) | 9 | 22 | 31 |
| 65-69 years | 13 (2) | 20 | 33 (2) | 7 | 25 | 32 |
| 70-79 years | 38 (7) | 65 (8) | 103 (15) | 31 | 55 | 86 |
| 80-84 years | 26 (5) | 45 (12) | 71 (17) | 9 | 27 | 36 |
| 85-89 years | 7(1) | 35 (3) | 42 (4) | 3 | 12 | 15 |
| 90 and over | 4 | 16 (1) | 20 (1) | _ | _ | — |
| Unknown | — | - | - | 3 | 1 | 4 |
| Totals | 167 (23) | 254 (29) | 421 (52) | 167 | 254 | 421 |
Blind Persons under 16 Years
| Male | Female | |
|---|---|---|
| Aged 2 to 4 years | ||
| Unsuitable for Education at School: At Home or Elsewhere | - | - |
| Suitable for Education at School: At Home or Elsewhere | _ | 2 |
| Aged 5 to 15 vears | ||
| Suitable for Education at School: At Special School for Blind (no other defects) | 1 | - |
| At Other School | — | 1 |
| Not at School No other defects | 1 | - |
| With other defects | 1 | — |
| Unsuitable for Education at School: | ||
| At Home (no other defects) | 1 | 1 |
| At Home (with other defects) | — | 1 |
| 4 | 5 | |