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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 1967
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Kensington & Chelsea Borough]
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Table II - New Registrations during 1967. Analysis of disabilities
| Disability | No. of Persons |
|---|---|
| Abdominal operation | 1 |
| Amputation of leg (one double amputee) | 14 |
| Anaemia | 1 |
| Angina | 5 |
| Arteriosclerosis | 6 |
| Arthritis | 124 |
| Asthma | 5 |
| Brain Haemorrhage | 1 |
| Bronchitis, chronic | 10 |
| Cancer | 13 |
| Cardial and Vascular Disease | 44 |
| Cerebral Ataxia | 1 |
| Cerebral Lesion | 4 |
| Colostomy | 3 |
| Congenital Deformity of Hip | 3 |
| Congenital Deformity of Leg | 4 |
| Congenital Deformity of Spine | 2 |
| Coronary Thrombosis | 5 |
| Diabetes | 6 |
| Dropsy | 2 |
| Duodenal Ulcer | 3 |
| Epilepsy | 6 |
| Hemiplegia | 36 |
| Hernia | 8 |
| Hypertension | 6 |
| Ileostomy | 1 |
| Injuries or Diseases of Legs | 19 |
| Injuries or Diseases of Hips | 7 |
| Injuries or Diseases of Spine | 6 |
| Injuries, War (shoulder, skull, leg) | 15 |
| Multiple Sclerosis | 8 |
| Muscular Dystrophy | 3 |
| Neurosis | 2 |
| Paralysis | 10 |
| Paraplegia | 5 |
| Parkinson's Disease | 9 |
| Rheumatism | 3 |
| Spacticity | 6 |
| Spondilitis | 2 |
| Syringomyelia | 1 |
| Throat, Diseases of | 1 |
| Tuberculosis in Joints | 1 |
| Ex-tuberculosis | 1 |
| Tumours and Growths | 5 |
| Ulcerated Legs | 3 |
| Vertigo | 5 |
| TOTAL | 416 |