Physical and sensory disabilities
Disability
The Annual Population Survey 09/10 estimates there are 36,600 people in Southwark with a disability, 17.5% of the adult population, more than Lambeth (14.6%), Lewisham (15.2%) and London (16.2%) but less than England (19.2%). In Southwark there are more adult women with disability (19,300 (19.4%)) than men (17,300 (15.9%)), this is broadly consistent with other areas. For further information click here.
| Date | File Name | Type |
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| 2009/10 | Annual population survey |
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Frailty
Census 2001 shows that the 21,192 (8.6%) people who describe their health as 'not good' in Southwark make up a similar proportion of the population as in Lambeth (8.2%), Lewisham (8.5%) and London (8.3%), but a little smaller than England (9.0%). Census 2001 data for Limiting Long-term Illness (LLTI) shows a similar picture. The 15.6% of Southwark's population with a LLTI is broadly in line with near neighbours and London (15.5%) but is lower than England (17.9%). However, when considering LLTI among working age people only the picture changes, 12.6% of Southwark's population are within this group, which is higher than near neighbours and London (11.9%) and closer to England (13.3%). For further information click here.
| Date | File Name | Type |
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| 2001 | Provision of Unpaid Care |
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| 2001 | Limiting Long-term Illness(LLTI) |
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Sensory impairment: blind or partially sighted
In 2008 there were 750 people registered as blind in Southwark, 310 aged 0 - 64 and 440 aged 65 and over. Therefore, 0.12% of the 0 - 64 population are registered blind, a slightly higher proportion than London (0.09%) and England (0.09%), and 1.8% of the 65+ population, in line with London (1.7%) and higher than England (1.3%). There were also 520 people registered as partially sighted, 200 aged 0 - 64 and 320 aged 65 and over. Therefore, 0.08% of the 0 - 64 population are registered as partially sighted, in line with London (0.08%) and England (0.09%), and 1.3% of the 65+ population, slightly less than London (1.4%) and England (1.4%). For further information click here.
| Date | File Name | Type |
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| 2008 | Number of Blind people registered with councils |
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| 2008 | Number of Partially sighted people registered with councils |
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Disability and economic activity
19,700 (54%) of adults with a disability in Southwark are considered economically active, a higher proportion than near neighbour boroughs and London (52%) but slightly less than England (55%). Of those people 2,700 (13.7%) are unemployed, this rate is higher than near neighbours and England (10.8%) but similar to London (13.9%).