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 1970
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Greenwich Borough]
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153
Blind Persons 16 Years and Over
Education, Training and Employment
| 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 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 21-39 years | - | - | 1 | - | - | - | 6 | 4 | 11 |
| 40-49 years | - | - | 2 | - | 1 | - | 8 | 4 | 15 |
| 50-59 years | - | - | 6 | - | 1 | 3 | 6 | 5 | 21 |
| 60-64 years | - | - | 3 | - | 1 | - | 6 | 1 | 11 |
| 65 and over | - | - | 2 | - | - | - | 1 | 3 | |
| TOTALS | " | - | 14 | - | 3 | 3 | 26 | 15 | 61 |
(ii)
| Male | Female | |
|---|---|---|
| For Sheltered Employment | 2 | — |
| For Open Employment | 2 | — |
| Trained for Sheltered Employment | 1 | — |
| Trained for Open Employment | 1 | 2 |
| Employable subject to Training: | ||
| Suitable for Sheltered Employment | I | 1 |
| Suitable for Open Employment | — | — |
| Employable without Training: | ||
| Suitable for Sheltered Employment | — | — |
| Suitable for Open Employment | 7 | 4 |
| 27 | 15 |
(iii)
| Category | 16-59 yrs | 60-64 yrs | 65 yrs and Over | Total | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| M | F | M | F | M | F | ||
| Not Available for Work | 1 | 13 | 1 | 15 | - | - | 30 |
| Not capable of Work | 14 | 11 | 2 | 4 | - | - | 31 |
| Not Working | - | - | - | - | 124 | 229 | 353 |
| TOTALS | 15 | 24 | 3 | 19 | 124 | 229 | 414 |