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Hints from the Health Department. Leaflet from the archive of the Society of Medical Officers of Health. Credit: Wellcome Collection, London
Kensington and Chelsea 1966
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Kensington & Chelsea Borough]
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Table II - New Registrations during 1966. Analysis of Disabilities.
| Disability | No. of Persons |
|---|---|
| Arthritis | 89 |
| Disseminated Sclerosis | 4 |
| Stroke | 15 |
| Acute Bronchitis | 2 |
| Respiratory Tuberculosis | 1 |
| Osteo-arthritis | 9 |
| Amputation of Leg | 7 |
| Double Amputee | 1 |
| Bilateral Anthroplasty of Hips | 1 |
| Arthrodesis of Right Hip | 1 |
| Cardiac and Vascular Disease | 54 |
| Rheumatism | 10 |
| Ulcerated Legs | 2 |
| Parkinson's Disease | 7 |
| Hemiplegia | 26 |
| Stomach Growth | 1 |
| Fractured Femur | 9 |
| Curvature of Spine | 1 |
| Epilepsy | 4 |
| High Blood Pressure | 7 |
| Rheumatoid Arthritis | 15 |
| Cancer | 14 |
| Cirrhosis of Liver | 1 |
| Encephalitis | 1 |
| Muscular Dystrophy | 3 |
| Bronchitis | 19 |
| Asthma | 5 |
| Huntington's Chorea | 2 |
| Angina | 3 |
| Diabetes | 3 |
| Spastic | 1 |
| Myxoedema | 1 |
| Congenital Hydrocephalus | 1 |
| Congenital Deformity | 1 |
| Malformation of Right Leg | 1 |
| Severe Bronchiectasis | 1 |
| Arterio Sclerosis | 2 |
| Cerebral Palsy | 1 |
| Old Fracture to Ankle | 1 |
| Fractured Spine | 2 |
| Congenital Speech Defect | 1 |
| Paget's Disease | 1 |
| Poliomyelitis | 2 |
| Multiple Sclerosis | 3 |
| Emphysema | 2 |
| Paraplegia | 2 |
| General Paralysis of the Insane | 1 |
| Spina Bifida | 1 |
| Deformity | 1 |
| Laminectomy | 1 |
| Brain Tumour | 1 |
| Virus Infection of the Brain | 1 |
| Osteomyelitis | 1 |
| TOTAL | 347 |