Statistics Release: Registered Blind and Partially Sighted Persons, Scotland 2006

The purpose of this statistics release is to present national figures on visually impaired persons registered with Local Authorities in Scotland.

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Annex A

Registered Blind by Local Authority, 2006

Local Authority

Under 65 years

Over 65 years

Total

Registered Blind per 1,000 Pop'n

Male

Female

Male

Female

Aberdeen City

78

57

103

227

465

2.3

Aberdeenshire

58

52

100

219

429

1.9

Angus

40

36

68

175

319

3.0

Argyll & Bute

43

28

121

278

470

5.2

Clackmannanshire

16

12

34

76

138

2.9

Dumfries & Galloway

52

44

107

230

433

3.0

Dundee City

97

66

125

229

517

3.7

East Ayrshire

66

47

108

208

429

3.7

East Dunbartonshire

15

12

23

59

109

1.0

East Lothian

46

35

80

147

308

3.3

East Renfrewshire

35

30

121

231

417

4.6

Edinburgh City

212

177

385

766

1,540

3.4

Eilean Siar

13

10

22

46

91

3.6

Falkirk

75

54

102

211

442

3.0

Fife

158

129

210

482

979

2.8

Glasgow City

596

525

1,318

2,761

5,200

9.2

Highland

123

114

185

462

884

4.3

Inverclyde

46

42

88

200

376

4.6

Midlothian

48

19

62

97

226

2.8

Moray

37

24

91

161

313

3.7

North Ayrshire

100

72

211

395

778

5.8

North Lanarkshire

248

228

641

1,233

2,350

7.3

Orkney Islands

13

4

16

32

65

3.5

Perth & Kinross

33

37

92

224

386

2.8

Renfrewshire

94

76

145

258

573

3.4

Scottish Borders

35

29

96

182

342

3.2

Shetland Islands

7

2

6

22

37

1.7

South Ayrshire

57

41

140

314

552

5.0

South Lanarkshire

213

197

365

622

1,397

4.6

Stirling

42

34

82

149

307

3.5

West Dunbartonshire

59

45

69

134

307

3.4

West Lothian

62

52

96

172

382

2.3

Scotland

2,817

2,330

5,412

11,002

21,561

4.3

Source: Registration of Blind and Partially Sighted Persons Return Form SWB

Registered Partially Sighted by Local Authority, 2006

Local Authority

Under 65 years

Over 65 years

Total

Registered per 1,000 Pop'n

Male

Female

Male

Female

Aberdeen City

69

60

98

250

477

2.4

Aberdeenshire

59

48

102

230

439

1.9

Angus

37

26

43

143

249

2.3

Argyll & Bute

35

32

148

246

461

5.1

Clackmannanshire

11

14

27

68

120

2.5

Dumfries & Galloway

68

65

131

250

514

3.5

Dundee City

60

39

100

254

453

3.3

East Ayrshire

42

25

64

152

283

2.4

East Dunbartonshire

5

3

12

31

51

0.5

East Lothian

33

33

91

180

337

3.6

East Renfrewshire

14

23

65

156

258

2.8

Edinburgh City

182

153

346

830

1,511

3.4

Eilean Siar

6

6

10

34

56

2.2

Falkirk

43

51

81

195

370

2.5

Fife

109

104

187

425

825

2.3

Glasgow City

353

334

647

1,466

2,800

4.9

Highland

93

82

121

338

634

3.1

Inverclyde

49

23

103

206

381

4.7

Midlothian

33

29

68

128

258

3.2

Moray

17

23

17

51

108

1.3

North Ayrshire

49

49

120

229

447

3.3

North Lanarkshire

116

110

250

449

925

2.9

Orkney Islands

5

6

4

12

27

1.4

Perth & Kinross

44

47

99

236

426

3.1

Renfrewshire

74

77

142

313

606

3.6

Scottish Borders

33

33

96

213

375

3.5

Shetland Islands

4

6

6

16

32

1.5

South Ayrshire

38

30

76

187

331

3.0

South Lanarkshire

126

111

205

396

838

2.8

Stirling

25

24

55

130

234

2.7

West Dunbartonshire

45

27

46

125

243

2.7

West Lothian

68

65

74

159

366

2.2

Scotland

1,945

1,758

3,634

8,098

15,435

3.1

Source: Registration of Blind and Partially Sighted Persons Return Form SWB

Registered Visually Impaired by Local Authority, 2006

Local Authority

Under 65 years

Over 65 years

Total

Registered per 1,000 Pop'n

Male

Female

Male

Female

Aberdeen City

147

117

201

477

942

4.6

Aberdeenshire

117

100

202

449

868

3.8

Angus

77

62

111

318

568

5.4

Argyll & Bute

78

60

269

524

931

10.3

Clackmannanshire

27

26

61

144

258

5.4

Dumfries & Galloway

120

109

238

480

947

6.5

Dundee City

157

105

225

483

970

7.0

East Ayrshire

108

72

172

360

712

6.1

East Dunbartonshire

20

15

35

90

160

1.5

East Lothian

79

68

171

327

645

6.9

East Renfrewshire

49

53

186

387

675

7.4

Edinburgh City

394

330

731

1,596

3,051

6.8

Eilean Siar

19

16

32

80

147

5.9

Falkirk

118

105

183

406

812

5.5

Fife

267

233

397

907

1,804

5.1

Glasgow City

949

859

1,965

4,227

8,000

14.1

Highland

216

196

306

800

1,518

7.3

Inverclyde

95

65

191

406

757

9.3

Midlothian

81

48

130

225

484

5.9

Moray

54

47

108

212

421

4.9

North Ayrshire

149

121

331

624

1,225

9.2

North Lanarkshire

364

338

891

1,682

3,275

10.2

Orkney Islands

18

10

20

44

92

4.9

Perth & Kinross

77

84

191

460

812

6.0

Renfrewshire

168

153

287

571

1,179

7.0

Scottish Borders

68

62

192

395

717

6.6

Shetland Islands

11

8

12

38

69

3.1

South Ayrshire

95

71

216

501

883

8.0

South Lanarkshire

339

308

570

1,018

2,235

7.4

Stirling

67

58

137

279

541

6.2

West Dunbartonshire

104

72

115

259

550

6.1

West Lothian

130

117

170

331

748

4.5

Scotland

4,762

4,088

9,046

19,100

36,996

7.4

Source: Registration of Blind and Partially Sighted Persons Return Form SWB

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