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 1970
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Harrow]
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The following tables showing details of Blind and Partially-Sighted
Persons on the register are self explanatory.
| AGE at end of Year (Cols. 1-3) or at date date of registration (Cols. 4-6) | Blind persons registered at end of year | Blind persons registered as new cases (excluding re-certifications and transfers from other areas) during the year | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Male (1) | Female (2) | Total (3) | Male (4) | Female (5) | Total (6) | ||
| 1 | Under 1 | - | - | - | - | 1 | 1 |
| 2 | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 3 | 2 | 1 | - | 1 | - | - | - |
| 4 | 3 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 5 | 4 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 6 | 5-10 | 1 | 3 | 4 | - | 1 | 1 |
| 7 | 11-15 | 2 | 1 | 3 | - | - | - |
| 8 | 16-20 | 2 | 1 | 3 | - | - | - |
| 9 | 21-29 | 8 | 5 | 13 | 1 | - | 1 |
| 10 | 30-39 | 4 | 6 | 10 | - | - | - |
| 11 | 40-49 | 4 | 9 | 13 | - | 1 | 1 |
| 12 | 50-59 | 19 | 16 | 35 | 1 | 3 | 4 |
| 13 | 60-64 | 12 | 22 | 34 | 2 | 5 | 7 |
| 14 | 65-69 | 9 | 16 | 25 | - | 2 | 2 |
| 15 | 70-74 | 17 | 25 | 42 | 5 | 3 | 8 |
| 16 | 75-79 | 11 | 49 | 60 | 2 | 11 | 13 |
| 17 | 80-84 | 18 | 44 | 62 | 2 | 5 | 7 |
| 18 | 85-89 | 13 | 15 | 28 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| 19 | 90 and over | 7 | 28 | 35 | - | 8 | 8 |
| 20 | Unknown | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 21 | TOTAL | 128 | 240 | 368 | 14 | 42 | 56 |
Movements during the year
Removed from Register 42 Added to Register 56