HC Deb 19 December 1984 vol 70 c223W
Mr. Tony Lloyd

asked the Secretary of State for Social Services how many people are registered blind or partially sighted at present in (a) Greater Manchester, (b) the city of Manchester, (c) the borough of Trafford and (d) the Stretford constituency.

Mr. Tony Newton

Information is not available centrally for all the areas mentioned. The latest available information, which relates to the position at 31 March 1982, is as follows:

Numbers of registered blind and partially sighted persons
Blind Partially sighted Combined Totals
Metropolitan County of Greater Manchester 6,861 4,121 10,982
Metropolitan District of Manchester 1,554 1,238 2,792
Metropolitan District of Trafford 567 323 890