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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 1967
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Kingston-upon-Thames]
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The position regarding the five children under 16 on the register
as at 31st December 1967 is as follows: three are attending special schools
for the blind and partially sighted, one is still in a hospital for mentally
subnormal children and one is at home awaiting admission to a special school.
271 persons out of the total of 332 (82 per cent) on the blind
register are over the age of 60. The age at onset of blincLiess was as follows:
The age at onset of blindness was as follows:
| Age Period | Age at onset of Blindness | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Male | Female | Total | |
| Under 1 | 15 | 10 | 25 |
| 1 | — | — | — |
| 2 | — | 2 | 2 |
| 3 | - | - | - |
| 4 | - | - | - |
| 5-10 | - | 1 | 1 |
| 11 - 15 | 1 | 3 | 4 |
| 16-20 | 4 | 1 | 5 |
| 21-29 | 12 | 2 | 14 |
| 30 - 39 | 12 | 5 | 17 |
| 40-49 | 8 | 12 | 20 |
| 50-59 | 11 | 13 | 24 |
| 60 - 64 | 7 | 17 | 24 |
| 65 - 69 | 10 | 23 | 33 |
| 70-79 | 21 | 62 | 83 |
| 80-84 | 9 | 37 | 46 |
| 85 - 89 | 4 | 11 | 15 |
| 90 and over | 5 | 8 | 13 |
| Unknown | 1 | 5 | 6 |
| Totals | 120 | 212 | 332 |