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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 1968
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Kingston-upon-Thames]
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Employment of Registered Blind Persons
The following tables indicate the pattern of full-time employment
of persons on the register:
Persons in Pull Employment under Ordinary Conditions
| Age Groups: | 16-20 | 21-39 | 40-49 | 50-59 | 60-64 | 65 and over | Total employed |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Male | - | 7 | 6 | 11 | 2 | 4 | 30 |
| Female | 1 | 1 | - | 2 | - | 2 | 6 |
| Totals | 1 | 8 | 6 | 13 | 2 | 6 | 36 |
The people in this table are engaged in the following occupations:
| Masseurs and Physiotherapists | 2 | Machine Tool Operators | 3 |
| Lecturers, Teachers | 1 | Storekeepers and Assistants | - |
| Barristers, Solicitors, Related Workers | 3 | Boot and Shoe Repairers | 1 |
| Craftsmen/Process Workers | 7 | ||
| Telephone Operators | 7 | Labourers | 1 |
| Shop Assistants/Salesmen | 1 | Miscellaneous Workers | 3 |
| Clerical Workers | 2 | Shop Managers | 2 |
| Street Vendors | 1 | Farm Workers | 1 |
| Domestics | 1 |
Total = 36
Partially Sighted Register
Partially sighted persons are defined as "substantially and
permanently handicapped by congenitally defective vision, or in whose
case illness or injury has caused defective vision of a substantial and
permanently handicapping character".
During the year, six partially sighted persons died, three
moved out of the area and nine were transferred to the blind person's
register. Four transferred into the borough from outside and there were ten new cases.
The following summary of cases on the register at 31st December 1968 therefore, shows a reduction of four cases as compared with 1967.
| Age Groups: | 0-1 | 2-4 | 5-15 | 16-20 | 21-49 | 50-64 | 65 and over | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Male | - | 1 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 6 | 9 | 24 |
| Female | - | - | 2 | - | 4 | 1 | 21 | 28 |
| Totals | - | 1 | 3 | 1 | 10 | 7 | 30 | 52 |