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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TABLE IV.
Nature of Employment.
Within Workshops for the Blind,
| Basket Makers | ||
| Mattress Makers | 4 | |
| Brush Makers | ||
| Machine Knitters | 1 | |
| Labourers | 1 | |
| Mat Makers | 4 | |
| As Approved Home Workers. | ||
| All Others, not Part-time Workers | ||
| Clerks and Typists | 1 | |
| Dealers, tea agents, newsagents, shopkeepers | ||
| Factory Operatives (Open Sheltered) Employment | 4 | |
| Home Teachers | 1 | |
| Office Executive | 1 | |
| Piano Tuners | 1 | |
| Porters, packers and cleaners | ||
| Telephone operators | 4 | |
| Open Employment, other than already catalogued | 1 | |
| Grand Total: | 52 | |
TABLE V.
Cases Registered blind with Associated Defects.
Physically and Mentally Defective and Mentally Disordered - all ages.
M.
F.
TOTAL
Mentally disordered
5
8
13
Mentally Defective
5
8
13
Physically Defective
11
6
17
Deaf without speech
-
8
8
Deaf with speech
7
10
17
Hard of Hearing
16
12
28
Mentally Disordered and Deaf without speech
-
1
1
Mentally Defective and Deaf without Speech
-
1
1
Physically Defective and Deaf without Speech
-
1
1
Physically Defective and Hard of Hearing
1
1
2
Total:
1+5
56
101
104