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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 1969
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Havering]
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| M | F | |
|---|---|---|
| Residential Accommodation provided under Part 111 of the National Assistance Act 1948 | ||
| (a) Homes for the Blind | 4 | 10 |
| (b) Other Homes | 5 | 15 |
| Residential Homes other than above | - | - |
| In Hospitals for Mentally 111 | - | 4 |
| In Hospitals for Mentally Subnormal | 2 | 1 |
| Other Hospitals | 2 | 8 |
| Total | 13 | 38 |
(b) Partially Sighted
At the end of the year 125 persons were registered as
partially sighted which was the same figure as recorded at the
end of 1968. The age groups of those on the register are given
in the following table.
| Sex | AGE GROUPS | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 0-1 | 2-4 | 5-15 | 16-20 | 21-49 | 50-64 | 65 + | ||
| M | - | - | 7 | 2 | 15 | 5 | 20 | 49 |
| F | - | - | 5 | 2 | 10 | 8 | 51 | 76 |
| Total | - | - | 12 | 4 | 25 | 13 | 71 | 125 |
Details of those newly registered as partially sighted during
the year are as follows:-
| Sex | AGE GROUPS | Total | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 0-1 | 2-4 | 5-15 | 16-20 21-49 | 50-64 | 65 | ||
| M | - | - | — | 2 | — | 3 | 5 |
| F | - | - | - | - | 2 | 12 | 14 |
| - | - | - | 2 | 2 | 15 | 19 | |