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 Harrow]
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ments made to enable 58 blind persons to have an enjoyable holiday. They
were accompanied by 16 guides without whom the holidays would have
been impossible.
On the 31st December 1965, there were 401 persons on the registers
and Table I is a summary of the changes which have taken place during the
year; Table II illustrates the occupations and accommodation of those
registered as either blind or partially sighted. Tables III and IV show
the age at registration of blind and partially sighted cases from which it is
gratifying to note that no babies or young children were referred during
year. Table V gives details of the diagnoses of those registered as either
blind or partially sighted.
TABLE I
Blind | Partially-sighted | Total | |||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
M. | F. | Total | M. | F. | Total | ||
No. on register 1.4.65 | 133 | 192 | 325 | 27 | 54 | 81 | 406 |
No. of cases transferred in | 3 | 9 | 12 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 15 |
No. of new cases added | 13 | 17 | 30 | 3 | 8 | 11 | 41 |
No. of P/S transferred to Blind register | 3 | 2 | 5 | —3 | —2 | —5 | 0 |
No. of cases transferred out | 7 | 11 | 18 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 26 |
No. of deaths | 14 | 16 | 30 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 35 |
No. on register 31.12.65 | 131 | 193 | 324 | 25 | 52 | 77 | 401 |
TABLE II
Blind | Partially-sighted | |||
---|---|---|---|---|
Total | Total | |||
Residential Acc'dation | ||||
Blind Homes | 241 | 61 | 1 | 7 |
Local Authority Homes | 15 | 4 | ||
Private Homes | 10 | 1 | ||
Geriatric Units | 12 | 1 | ||
Employment | ||||
Unemployed | 199 | 252 | 42 | 59 |
Employed in open industry | 37 | 17 | ||
Sheltered workshops | 6 | — | ||
Home workers | 10 | — | ||
Education | ||||
(a) University | 21 | 11 | 11 | |
2 | 3 | |||
(c) Special schools | 4 | 7 | ||
1 | — | |||
2 | 1 | |||
Grand Totals | 324 | 77 |