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<p>Information on the number of people who are registered as blind or deaf is collected
and published by the Health and Social Care Information Centre.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p>
</p><p>The following table shows the last available information related to the age
distribution for people registered as deaf in England:</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p>Year</p></td><td><p>All</p></td><td><p>under
18</p></td><td><p>18 - 64</p></td><td><p>65 - 74</p></td><td><p>75 and over</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2007</p></td><td><p>54,500</p></td><td><p>3,400</p></td><td><p>28,700</p></td><td><p>6,400</p></td><td><p>16,000</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2010</p></td><td><p>56,400</p></td><td><p>2,200</p></td><td><p>30,100</p></td><td><p>6,700</p></td><td><p>17,400</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p>
</p><p> </p><p> </p><p>The table below shows the latest available information related
to the age distribution for people registered as blind in the last five years:</p><p>
</p><p><strong> </strong></p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p>Year</p></td><td><p>Type</p></td><td><p>All</p></td><td><p>under
18</p></td><td><p>18 - 49</p></td><td><p>50 - 74</p></td><td><p>75 and over</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2008</p></td><td><p>All
cases</p></td><td><p>152,980</p></td><td><p>4,780</p></td><td><p>19,330</p></td><td><p>30,460</p></td><td><p>98,270</p></td></tr><tr><td>
</td><td><p>New cases</p></td><td><p>10,230</p></td><td><p>415</p></td><td><p>880</p></td><td><p>1,800</p></td><td><p>7,130</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2011</p></td><td><p>All
cases</p></td><td><p>147,810</p></td><td><p>4,440</p></td><td><p>18,880</p></td><td><p>29,985</p></td><td><p>94,475</p></td></tr><tr><td>
</td><td><p>New cases</p></td><td><p>9,110</p></td><td><p>405</p></td><td><p>985</p></td><td><p>1,740</p></td><td><p>5,975</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2014</p></td><td><p>All
cases</p></td><td><p>143,385</p></td><td><p>4,275</p></td><td><p>19,570</p></td><td><p>31,620</p></td><td><p>87,920</p></td></tr><tr><td>
</td><td><p>New cases</p></td><td><p>8,875</p></td><td><p>370</p></td><td><p>890</p></td><td><p>1,700</p></td><td><p>5,915</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p>
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