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Richmond upon Thames 1966

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Richmond]

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INCIDENCE OF BLINDNESS
I am indebted to Mr. J. B. Elliott, D.P.A., A.I.S.W., Chief Welfare Officer, for
the following information:—

A. Follow-up of Registered Blind and Partially Sighted Persons for the year ended 31st December, 1966.

Cause of Disability
CataractGlaucomaRetrolental FibroplasiaOthers
(i) Number of cases registered during the year in respect of which Section F of Forms B.D.8. recommends:
(a) No treatment34-25
(b) Treatment (medical, surgical or optical)128-30
(ii) Number of cases at (i) (b) above which on follow-up action have received treatment78-21

B. Other Statistics for the year ended 31st December, 1966.
Number of Forms B.D.8. received during the year 82
Number of Registered Blind Persons at 31.12.66 Male 136; Female 231; Total 367
Number of Registered Partially Sighted Persons
at 31.12.66 Male 40; Female 60; Total 100
The total number on the Blind Register at 31st December, 1966, was 367, a; net
increase of 43 as compared with the total at 31st December, 1965. During this period
86 persons were added to the Register, 68 of these being new cases, including 15 who
were transferred from the Partially Sighted Register. The remainder were, transfers
from the areas of other Local Authorities. 30 persons died during the period and 13
persons removed from the Borough.
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The following table shows the classification of the Register by age groups and by incidence of blindness:—

Under 1 year of age1
Aged 1 year1
„ 2 years2
„ 3 years1
„ 4 years1
„ 5-10 years9
„ 11-15 „56
„ 16-20 „57
„ 21-29 „711
„ 30-39 „1512
„ 40-49 „1330
„ 50-59 „2727
„ 60-64 „1918
„ 65-69 „3539
„ 70-79 „9284
„ 80-84 „6650
„ 85-89 „4825
„ 90 and over338
Age of incidence unknown6