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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
West Ham 1955
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for West Ham]
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TABLE II.
Age at which onset of Blindness occurred.
| Total cases on Register | New Cases Registered Jan. 1st to Dec. 31st. 1955. | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| M. | F. | Total | M | F | Total | ||
| 0 | 27 | 17 | 44 | - | - | - | |
| 1 | - | 3 | 3 | - | - | - | |
| 2 | 1 | - | 1 | - | - | - | |
| 3 | - | 1 | 1 | - | - | - | |
| 4 | - | - | - | - | - | - | |
| 5 | 7 | 12 | 19 | - | 1 | 1 | |
| 11 - 15 | 6 | 5 | 11 | - | - | - | |
| 16 - 20 | 9 | 5 | 14 | - | - | - | |
| 21 - 30 | 19 | 12 | 31 | 1 | - | 1 | |
| 31 - 39 | 14 | 13 | 27 | - | - | - | |
| 40 - 49 | 22 | 33 | 55 | - | 2 | 2 | |
| 50 - 59 | 26 | 30 | 56 | 1 | 2 | 3 | |
| 60 - 64 | 14 | 15 | 29 | 2 | 1 | 3 | |
| 65 - 69 | 6 | 18 | 24 | 2 | 3 | 5 | |
| 70 and over | 19 | 66 | 85 | 5 | 17 | 22 | |
| Unknown | 8 | 12 | 20 | - | 2 | 2 | |
| TOTALS: | 178 | 242 | 420 | 11 | 28 | 39 | |
TABLE III.
Distribution of Local Blind Persons.
I. Children, age under 16.
| M. | F. | TOTAL | M | F | TOTAL | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Under 2 at home | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Age 2-4 Educable, At home | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| Age 5-15 Educable | ||||||
| Attending school | - | 2 | 2 | |||
| Not at school | 1 | 1 | 2 | |||
| Ineducable | ||||||
| In Mental Deficiency Inst. | 1 | 1 | 2 | |||
| At home | - | - | - | 2 | 4 | 6 |
| 3 | 5 | 8 |