Table 1 Comparison of TTBWA register in July 2013 and July 2016, revealing growth in registrations, driven by digitisation of the paper record and by new incident registrations.
Region | Total n | New registrations due to location of further paper-based records (with 3-year growth rate), n(%) | New registrations (with 3-year growth rate), n(%) | Percentage registered sight impaired compared to mid-year regional population size (all ages) n/N(%) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Northwest | ||||
2013 Register | 206 | 206/297,604 (0.07) | ||
2016 Register | 281 | 68 (33.0) | 7 (0.5) | 281/300,565 (0.09) |
Change n(%) | 75 (36.4) | |||
Central | ||||
2013 Register | 175 | 175/246,662 (0.07) | ||
2016 Register | 222 | 36 (20.6) | 11 (6.3) | 222/249,116 (0.09) |
Change n(%) | 47 (26.9) | |||
Eastern | ||||
2013 Register | 50 | 50/111,266 (0.04) | ||
2016 Register | 61 | 8 (16.0) | 3 (6.0) | 61/112,373 (0.05) |
Change n(%) | 11 (22.0) | |||
Southwest | ||||
2013 Register | 285 | 285/624,700 (0.05) | ||
2016 Register | 289 | 2(0.7) | 2 (0.7) | 289/630,915 (0.05) |
Change n(%) | 4 (1.4) | |||
Address not listed | ||||
2013 Register | 10 | |||
2016 Register | 10 | 0 | 0 | |
Change n(%) | 0 | |||
TOTAL | ||||
2013 Register | 726 | 726/1,340,557 (0.05) | ||
2016 Register | 863 | 114 (15.7) | 23 (3.2) | 863/1,353,895 (0.06) |
Change n(%) | 137 (18.9) | |||
