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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
East Ham 1953
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for East Ham]
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TABLE 21
ANALYSIS OF AGES AT NOTIFICATION OF CASES ON REGISTER AT 31.12.53
| Disease (Blind) | Age at Notification as Blind or Partially-Sighted | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 0-1 | 2-4 | 5-10 | 11-15 | 16-20 | 21-30 | 31-39 | 40-49 | 50-59 | 60-64 | 65-69 | 70+ | Total | |
| Cataract | 1 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 50 | 64 | |||||||
| Glaucoma | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 24 | 32 | ||||||
| Retrolental *Opacities | 1 | 1 | |||||||||||
| Totals | 1 | 1 | 1 | l | 4 | 8 | 7 | 74 | 97 | ||||
| (Partially-Sighted) | 0-1 | 2-4 | 5-15 | 16-20 | 21-49 | 50-54 | 65+ | ||||||
| Cataract | 1 | 1 | 23 | 25 | |||||||||
| Glaucoma | 2 | 2 | |||||||||||
| Retrolental Fibroplasia | Nil | ||||||||||||
| Totals | 1 | 1 | 25 | 27 | |||||||||
*Per Form B.D.8.