London's Pulse: Medical Officer of Health reports 1848-1972
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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
Sutton 1967
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Sutton]
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Blind and partially-sighted persons registered as new cases (excluding re—certification and transfers from other areas during period:—
Age at Date of Registration
| Years | 0-15 | 16-29 | 30-49 | 50-64 | 65+ | TOTAL | 65-69 | Further breakdown of 65+ | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 70-79 | 80-84 | 85-90 | 90+ | ||||||||
| BLIND | 1 | 9 | 10 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 2 | ||||
| Male | |||||||||||
| Female | — | 3 | 25 | 2 | 13 | 2 | 4 | 4 | |||
| Total | — | - | 1 | 3 | 34 | 38 | 3 | 16 | 5 | 6 | 4 |
| PARTIALLY-SIGHTED | 4 | 3 | 7 | 1 | 2 | ||||||
| Male | - | - | |||||||||
| Female | - | 3 | 7 | 10 | 1 | 6 | - | ||||
| Total | — | — | - | 7 | 10 | 17 | 2 | 8 | - | - | |
| GRAND TOTAL | - | 1 | 10 | 44 | 55 | 5 | 24 | 5 | 6 | 4 | |
Training and Employment of Blind and Partially-Sighted Persons
| EMPLOYED | NOT EMPLOYED | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Children receiving education | Open Industry | In Work shops | Homeworkers Scheme | Awaiting Placement | Incapable of work | Not avail able for work | TOTAL | |
| BLIND Males | 1 | 5 | - | 6 | 96 | |||
| Females | 1 | 7 | ||||||
| Total | 3 | 25 | 1 | 7 | 296 | 350 | ||
| PARTIALLY-SIGHTED | ||||||||
| Hales | 5 | 14 | 1 | 12 | 32 | |||
| Females | 4 | 6 | — | 1 | — | 37 | 48 | |
| Total | 9 | 49 | ||||||
| GRAND TOTAL | 12 | 45 | 1 | 7 | 4 | 345 | 430 | |
* These were two workers made redundant by the closure of the flat knitting
department at the London Workshops for the Blind, They were found alternative
open employment but this did not appear to be suitable so they left after only
two weeks. The Blind Persons' Resettlement Officer of the Ministry of Labour
is endeavouring to find an alternative form of employment. In addition, two
others attended courses of industrial rehabilitation at Torquay, sponsored by
the Ministry of Labour.
The above table indicates the work done in the education,
rehabilitation, training and employment of blind and partially-sighted persons.
The total number of males in employment is 38, of whom 32 are in open employment,
one in workshops or sheltered employment and 5 are homeworkers. The total
number of females in employment is 15, 13 of whom are in open employment
and 2 are homeworkers. A detailed list of occupations is appended on next page
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