§ Mr. David MarshallTo ask the Secretary of State for Scotland what is the total number of registered blind people in Scotland by category. [40033]
§ Lord James Douglas-HamiltonThe latest complete figures are those for 1995:
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Number of persons registered blind and partially sighted: Scotland—1995 Number registered at 31 March (include those registered as new cases) Blind Partially sighted Age (as at 31 March or date of registration) Male Female Total Male Female Total Under 5 years 97 201 298 55 78 133 5–15 128 110 238 87 85 172
Number of persons registered blind and partially sighted: Scotland—1995 Number registered at 31 March (include those registered as new cases) Blind Partially sighted Age (as at 31 March or date of registration) Male Female Total Male Female Total 16–29 301 213 514 214 145 359 30–49 873 665 1,538 403 365 768 50–64 942 836 1,778 412 399 811 65–74 1,197 1,530 2,727 544 810 1,354 75 and over 4,047 9,984 14,301 1,530 4,224 5,754 All ages—total 7,585 13,539 21,124 3,245 6,106 9,351