[Report 1968] / Medical Officer of Health, Staffordshire County Council.

  • Staffordshire (England). County Council.
Date:
1968
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Credit: [Report 1968] / Medical Officer of Health, Staffordshire County Council. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    to be placed on the At Risk Register, although extra details such as the age of the parents, drugs taken during the pregnancy and previous births are required. In the majority of cases these details reach the office very quickly and on several occasions children have been entered on the Register only to be removed soon after as they did not live more than a few hours, details of such cases are still required by the Registrar General. The School Health and Mental Health Sections are notified of the existence of these children and of their progress at their six-monthly reviews or when information is received from consultants. This enables appropriate provision to be made for their long-term care. WELFARE OF BLIND AND PARTIALLY SIGHTED PERSONS The County Welfare Officer of this Authority has kindly provided the following information with regard to the welfare of blind and par¬ tially sighted persons in the administrative County. The number of registered blind people living in the County has risen by only 1 from the 1967 figure. Blind and Partially Sighted Register Numbers Registered as Blind at 31st Male .. 422 December, 1968.. Female 615 Total .. 1,037 Numbers Registered as Partially Sighted Male 113 at 31st December, 1968 Female 171 Total .. 284 Number on Partially Sighted Register Male 14 (under 16 years of age) Female 11 Total 25 Age Periods of Registered Blind Age Below 1 1 . 2 . 3 . 4 . 5-10 . 11-15 . 16-20 . 21-29 . 30-39 . 40-49 . 50-59 . 60-64 . 65-69 . 70-79 . 80-84 . 85-89 . 90 and over . . Numbers 1 2 2 2 5 15 10 13 28 37 71 103 83 91 239 147 123 66 1,037