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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
Harrow 1966
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Harrow]
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TABLE II
| Blind | Partially-sighted | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total | Total | |||
| Residential Acc'dation Blind Homes | 24 | 61 | 1 | 6 |
| Local Authority Homes | 13 | 3 | ||
| Private Homes | 10 | l | ||
| Geriatric Units | 14 | l | ||
| Employment | ||||
| Unemployed | 221 | 272 | 43 | 64 |
| Employed in open industry | 34 | 21 | ||
| Sheltered workshops | 6 | — | ||
| Home workers | 11 | — | ||
| Education | ||||
| (a) University | 2 | 12 | — | 8 |
| (b) Schools | 2 | — | ||
| (c) Special schools | 5 | 8 | ||
| (d) Sunshine Homes | — | — | ||
| (e) At home (under 4 years) | 3 | |||
| Grand Totals | 345 | 78 | ||
TABLE III
New Registrations—Age at Registration—Blind
| 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 5-10 | 11- 15 | 16-20 | 21-29 | 30-39 | 40-49 | 50-59 | 60-64 | 65-69 | 70-79 | 80-84 | 85-89 | 90 + | unkown | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| M. | - | - | 1 | - | - | 1 | 1 | - | - | 1 | 1 | - | - | 1 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 1 | - | 17 |
| F. | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | 3 | 11 | 11 | 7 | 5 | - | 38 |
| Total | - | - | 1 | - | - | 1 | 1 | - | - | 1 | 1 | 1 | - | 4 | 17 | 13 | 9 | 6 | - | 55 |
New Registrations—Age at date of Registration—Partially Sighted
| 0—1 | 2—4 | 5—15 | 16—20 | 21—49 | 50—64 | 65 + | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| M. | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | 2 | 3 |
| F. | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 10 | 12 |
| Total | — | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | 12 | 15 |