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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
Kingston upon Thames 1965
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Kingston-upon-Thames]
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The following is a summary by age of persons appearing on this register at 31st December 1965:
| Age Period | Registered Blind Persons at 31st December 1965. | New Cases Registered in 1965. | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Male | Female | Total | Male | Female | Total | |
| Under 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 2 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 3 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 4 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 5-10 | 3 | - | 3 | - | - | - |
| 11 - 15 | - | 1 | 1 | - | - | - |
| 16 - 20 | - | 1 | 1 | - | - | - |
| 21 - 29 | 1 | 3 | 4 | - | - | - |
| 30 - 39 | 5 | 3 | 8 | - | - | - |
| 40-49 | 10 | 7 | 17 | - | - | - |
| 50 - 59 | 22 | 5 | 27 | 1 | - | 1 |
| 60-64 | 3 | 11 | 14 | - | - | - |
| 65 - 69 | 8 | 22 | 30 | 1 | 4 | 5 |
| 70 - 79 | 23 | 48 | 71 | 1 | 5 | 6 |
| 80-84 | 14 | 36 | 50 | 1 | 5 | 6 |
| 85 - 89 | 8 | 30 | 38 | - | 2 | 2 |
| 90 and over | 9 | 27 | 36 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| Unknown | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Totals | 106 | 194 | 300 | 5 | 17 | 22 |
Of the four children aged under sixteen on the register,
two are attending special schools for the blind. The other two are
unsuitable for education at school; one is at home and one is in a
hospital for mentally subnormal children.