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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
Havering 1967
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Havering]
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Partially Sighted
At 31st December, 1967, 123 persons were registered as
partially sighted, an increase of 11 since the same date in
1966. Details of the age groups of those on the Register are
given in the following table.
TABLE 34
| Sex | AGE GROUPS | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 0-1 | 2-4 | 5-15 | 16-20 | 21-49 | 5 0-64 | 65 + | ||
| M | - | - | 8 | 1 | 15 | 5 | 20 | 49 |
| F | - | - | 8 | 1 | 8 | 8 | 49 | 74 |
| Total | - | - | 16 | 2 | 23 | 13 | 69 | 123 |
New Registrations during the year are shown in Table 35 below: —
TABLE 35
| Sex | AGE GROUPS | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 0-1 | 2-4 | 5-15 | 16-20 | 21-49 | 50-64 | 65 + | ||
| M | - | - | 2 | - | - | 1 | 6 | 9 |
| F | - | - | 2 | - | 1 | 1 | 18 | 22 |
| Total | - | - | 4 | - | 1 | 2 | 24 | 31 |
Included amongst those removed from the Register were 9
persons admitted to the Blind Register, and 2 who were decertified
due to improved visual acuity. 51 of the 123 persons on the
Register were near or prospectively blind. 7 of these were in
employment, and the remaining 44 were not available for, or
incapable of work, 42 being over 65 years of age. Details of the
other 72 persons on the register who were mainly industrially
handicapped, requiring observation only, or under the age of
16 years are as follows:—
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