Hints from the Health Department. Leaflet from the archive of the Society of Medical Officers of Health. Credit: Wellcome Collection, London
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Bromley]
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Employed Blind Persons
60. The following table shows the occupations of blind persons who were in employment on 31st March, 1966:—
In Special Workshops | Home Workers | Elsewhere | ||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Male | Female | Male | Female | Male | Female | |
Knitters | — | 1 | — | 1 | — | — |
Piano Tuners | — | — | 3 | — | 3 | — |
Masseurs & Physiotherapists | — | — | — | — | 3 | 1 |
Musicians | — | — | — | — | 1 | — |
Social Welfare Placement Officer | — | — | — | — | 1 | — |
Company Director (Printers) | — | — | — | — | 1 | — |
Office Executive | — | — | — | — | 1 | — |
Typists & Secretaries | — | — | — | — | 6 | 5 |
Telephone Operators | — | — | — | — | 6 | 1 |
Gardeners | — | — | — | — | 1 | — |
Machine Tool Operators | — | — | — | — | 9 | — |
Fitters & Assemblers | — | — | — | — | 2 | _ |
Boxers, Fillers, Packers | — | — | — | — | — | 3 |
Labourers | — | — | — | — | 2 | — |
Porters (Railway) | — | — | — | — | 1 | — |
Lecturers, Teachers | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 |
Miscellaneous | — | — | — | — | — | 3 |
— | 1 | 3 | 1 | 38 | 15 |
Unemployed
61. The majority (328) of the 401 unemployed blind persons are
over the age of 65. Of the remaining 73, 40 are housewives, 12
mentally ill, 11 physically disabled, 6 employable with or without
training, 2 retired, 1 in hospital, and 1 man shown as employable
with training was undergoing a course of industrial rehabilitation
at Torquay.
Registrations—Partially-Sighted
62. The following changes have taken place in the Partially-Sighted Register during the 12 months ended 31st March, 1966:—
London Borough of Bromley as at 31.3.65 | ||||
---|---|---|---|---|
Male Female | Total | |||
59 | 110 | 169 | ||
Changes during 12 months ended 31.3.66: | ||||
Deaths | 5 | 11 | 16 | |
Transfers to other areas | 3 | 6 | 9 | |
Transfers to Blind Register | 4 | 6 | 10 | |
Untraced | - | 1 | 1 | |
47 | 86 | 133 | ||
Changes during 12 months ended 31.3.66: | ||||
New Registrations | 9 | 25 | 34 | |
Transfers from other areas | 2 | 1 | 3 | |
Transfers from Blind Register | 1 | 1 | 2 | |
59 | 113 | 172 |