The incidence and causes of blindess in England and Wales, 1948-1962 / Arnold Sorsby.

  • Great Britain. Ministry of Health.
Date:
1966
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Credit: The incidence and causes of blindess in England and Wales, 1948-1962 / Arnold Sorsby. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    Page SECTION II OVERALL SURVEY 1948-62 27 1. THE INCIDENCE OF BLINDNESS .. ... ... 27 The Registered Blind 27 The New Registrations ... 30 2. THE DEGREE OF BLINDNESS 34 3. THE CAUSES OF BLINDNESS ... 35 Blindness from the Same Cause in Both Eyes 35 Trends in the Major Causes of Blindness ... ... 35 The Causes of Blindness at Different Phases of Life ... 40 The blind under 50 years ... ... ... ... ... 40 The blind at 50-69 years ... ... ... ... ... 47 The blind at 70 years and over ... ... 48 Blindness from a Different Cause in Each Eye 49 Sympathetic Ophthalmia 50 4. SOME SPECIAL ASPECTS ... ... 52 Data on Wales 52 The Causes of Blindness in 142 Jewish Blind ... ... 54 viii