London's Pulse: Medical Officer of Health reports 1848-1972
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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 1967
[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 | 22 | 65 | – | 7 | ||
| Local Authority Homes | 13 | 3 | ||||
| Private Homes | 11 | 2 | ||||
| Geriatric Units | 19 | 2 | ||||
| Employment | ||||||
| Unemployed | 232 | 285 | 49 | 68 | ||
| Employed in open industry | 37 | 19 | ||||
| Sheltered workshops | 6 | — | ||||
| Home workers | 10 | — | ||||
| Education | ||||||
| (a) University | 2 | 7 | — | 8 | ||
| (b) Schools | 1 | 1 | ||||
| (c) Special schools | 3 | 7 | ||||
| (d) Sunshine Homes | — | — | ||||
| (e) At home (under 4 years) | 1 | — | ||||
| Grand Totals | 357 | 83 | ||||
TABLE III New Registrations—Age at Registration—Blind
| 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 5-10 | 1l-l5 | 16-20 | 21-29 | 30-39 | 40-49 | 50-59 | 60-64 | 65-69 | 70-79 | 80-84 | 85-89 | 90 + | unknown | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| M. | – | 1 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1 | – | 4 | 4 | 2 | – | 3 | – | 20 |
| F. | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 1 | 1 | 3 | 10 | 4 | 8 | 2 | – | 29 |
| Total | – | 1 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 1 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 14 | 6 | 8 | 5 | – | 49 |