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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 1970
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Sutton]
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TABLE 4-Blind and partially-sighted persons registered as new cases (excluding re-certification and transfers in from other areas) during period under review:-
Age at date of registration
| Years | 0-4 | 5-15 | 16-29 | 30-49 | 50-64 | 65-69 | 70-79 | 80-84 | 85-89 | 90+ | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Blind | |||||||||||
| Male | 1 | - | - | 1 | - | 1 | 3 | 6 | 2 | - | 14 |
| Female | - | - | - | - | 2 | 2 | 9 | 8 | 4 | 7 | 32 |
| Total | 1 | - | - | 1 | 2 | 3 | 12 | 14 | 6 | 7 | 46 |
| Partially Sighted | |||||||||||
| Male | 1 | 2 | 1 | - | - | 2 | - | 1 | 1 | - | 8 |
| Female | - | 1 | - | - | - | 2 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 12 |
| Total | 1 | 3 | 1 | - | - | 4 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 20 |
TABLE 5-Education, Training and Employment of Blind and Partially-sighted persons
| Blind | Children receiving education | Open industry | In workshops (sheltered) | Homeworkers scheme |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Male | 1 | 17 | 1 | 4 |
| Female | 1 | 6 | - | 2 |
| Total | 2 | 23 | 1 | 6 |
| Partially-Sighted | ||||
| Male | 8 | 17 | - | - |
| Female | 3 | 6 | - | - |
| Total | 11 | 23 | - | - |
In order to enable members to have some idea of the variety of occupations carried out in open and sheltered employments, the following tables are set out.
| Blind | No. of employees | Occupation | No. | Occupation | No. | Occupation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Basket maker | 1 | Piano teacher Teacher of dancing | 2 | Physiotherapists | |
| 1 | Chair caner | 1 | total | 6 | ||
| Workshop employee | 1 | Operative in soap factory | total | 1 | ||
| Employed in open industry | 1 | Physiotherapist | 1 | Builder (own business) | 2 | Typists |
| 1 | Social Welfare officer | 2 | ||||
| Shorthand typists | 2 | Tel. operators | ||||
| 1 | Consultant (engineering) | 1 | 1 | Kiosk manager | ||
| Packer | 4 | Assemblers | ||||
| 1 | Shopkeepers | 1 | Carpenter | |||
| 1 | Storekeeper | 3 | Factory operatives | |||
| total | 23 | |||||