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 1968
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Sutton]
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Education, Training and Employment of Blind and Partially-sighted
Persons.
| BLIND Children receiving education | EMPLOYED Open Industry | In Workshops (Sheltered) | Home-workers Scheme | NOT EMPLOYED Incapable of work/education | Not available for work | TOTAL | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1968 | 1969 | 1968 | 1969 | 1968 | 1969 | 1968 | 1969 | 1968 | 1969 | 1968 | 1969 | 1968 | 1969 | |
| Males | 2 | 2 | 19 | 19 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 10 | 7 | 94 | 106 | 130 | 139 |
| Females | 1 | 1 | 4 | 7 | _ | _ | 2 | 2 | 10 | 10 | 206 | 219 | 223 | 239 |
| TOTAL | 3 | 3 | 23 | 26 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 6 | 20 | 17 | 300 | 323 | 353 | 378 |
| PARTIALLY SIGHTED | ||||||||||||||
| Males | 4 | 6 | 13 | 17 | _ | _ | _ | _ | _ | _ | 22 | 22 | 39 | 45 |
| Females | 4 | 3 | 6 | 6 | _ | _ | _ | _ | _ | _ | 48 | 43 | 58 | 52 |
| TOTAL | 8 | 9 | 19 | 23 | _ | _ | _ | _ | _ | _ | 70 | 65 | 97 | 97 |
The foregoing table indicates the work done in the education and employment of the blind and partially-sighted, and gives some indication of the variety of occupations carried out in open and sheltered employment; a detailed list of occupations is given:-
| BLIND Homeworkers | No, | Occupation | No. | Occupation | No. | Occupation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Basket Maker | 1 | Piano Teacher | 2 | Physiotherapists | |
| 1 | Chair Caner | 1 | Teacher of Dancing | |||
| TOTAL 6. | ||||||
| Workshop Employee | 1 | Operative in Soap Factory | TOTAL 1. | |||
| Employed in open industry | 1 | Physiotherapist | 1 | Consultant (Eng) | 1 | Kiosk Manager |
| 1 | Social Welfare Officer for the Blind. | 6 | Assemblers | 1 | Builder (own business) | |
| k | Factory operators | 2 | Shorthand Typists | 2 | Shopkeepers | |
| 1 | Packer | 2 | Telephone Operators | 1 | Storekeeper | |
| 1 | Carpenter | 2 | Typists | |||
| TOTAL 26. | ||||||
| PARTIALLY SIGHTED | ||||||
| Employed in open industry | 2 | Cleaners | 1 | Laundry-hand | 1 | Nursery-gardener |
| 2 | Telephone Operators | 7 | Factory operatives | 2 | Clerical workers | |
| 1 | Master Builder | 1 | Electrician | 1 | Pastry-hand | |
| 1 | Physiotherapist | 1 | Kiosk Manager | 1 | Receptionist | |
| 2 | Packers | |||||
| TOTAL 23. | ||||||
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