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
West Ham 1955
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for West Ham]
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II. A g e Period l6 years and upwards.
| Employed. | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| (a) In Workshops for the Blind. | M. | F. | TOTAL | M. | F. | TOTAL |
| 16-20 | - | - | ||||
| 21 - 39 | 9 | 9 | ||||
| 4-0 - 4-9 | 7 | 1 | 8 | |||
| 50-59 | 5 | - | 5 | |||
| 60-64 | 3 | - | 3 | |||
| 65 and over | 3 | - | 3 | 27 | 1 | 28 |
| (b) As Approved Home Workers. 21-39 | ||||||
| 40 - 49 | 2 | 2 | - | 2 | 2 | |
| (c) All Others (than in (a) or (b)) 21 - 39 | 11 | 11 | ||||
| 40-49 | 5 | 1 | 6 | |||
| 50 - 59 | 3 | 1 | 4 | |||
| 60 - 64 | - | - | ||||
| 65 and over | 1 | - | 1 | 20 | 2 | 22 |
| 47 | 5 | 52 | ||||
| Undergoing Training. (a) For Sheltered Employment | 2 | 2 | ||||
| (b) For Open Employment | - | - | - | |||
| (c) Professional or University | - | - | - | 2 | - | 2 |
| Not Employed | 126 | 232 | 358 | |||
| Grand Total | 175 | 237 | 412 | |||
| Number of Persons registered under | ||||||
| the Disabled Persons (Employment | ||||||
| Act, 1944) included in the Grand Total. | 48 | 5 | 53 | |||