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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
Bromley 1965
[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 | ||