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Table II - New Registrations during 1968.
Analysis of Disabilities.
Disability-
No, of
Persons
No. of
Persons
Anaemia
1
Lung Congestion
1
Angina
6
Ex-T.B. of lungs
2
Amputation of leg
9
Fractured leg
17
Aphasia
2
Lupus erythematosus
1
Arachnoid haemorrhage
1
Partial gastrectomy
1
Arteriosclerosis
3
Meniere's disease
1
Arthritis
10?
Mongoloid
1
Rheumatoid arthritis
18
Multiple sclerosis
5
Arthrodesis of hips
3
Muscular dystrophy
1
Asthma
11
Myotonia (2 cases congenital)
3
Bell's paralysis
1
Nervous debility
1
Bronchitis
3
Neuritis
1
Bone Disease (congenital)
1
Osteoarthritis
17
Cancer
8
Osteotomy of hip
1
Cardiac condition
63
Paget's disease
1
Cerebral palsy
1
Paralysis
6
Collapsed lung
1
Paraplegia
5
Collapsed lower vertebrae
1
Parkinson's disease
17
Colostomy
3
Rheumatism
3
Cripple (T.B. of ankle)
1
Rickets (congenital)
1
Diabetes
6
Osteomyelitis
1
Diverticulitis
1
Sciatica
1
Duodenal ulcer
2
Scoliosis
1
Dupuytren's contracture
1
Senility
9
Emphysema
9
Osteoporosis of spine
1
Epilepsy
9
Spinal sclerosis
1
Fibrosis of lungs
1
Spondylitis
4
Gall bladder disease
2
Tuberculosis of spine
1
Hemiplegia
42
Other spinal diseases and
injuries
6
Hernia
1
Injury to arm, wrist or hand
3
Talipes
3
Fractured hip
6
Thrombosis (coronary and
other)
7
Hypertension
6
Disease of Kidneys
3
Tumour
1
Ulcerated leg
4
Ventricular failure
1
War wounds to legs
1
TOTAL
464
TRANSPORT
The Council has five vehicles (three coaches with hydraulic lifts
and two utilabuses) for transporting handicapped persons between their
homes and social and rehabilitation centres, elderly persons to
residential accommodation and homeless families and unmarried mothers
to temporary accommodation. In addition, they are used for delivering
aids and gadgets to the blind and handicapped, for taking residents
of welfare homes on regular outings and on specially organised shopping
trips. During the Council's organised holidays they transported the
blind, handicapped and elderly to and from their homes to the assembly
points and in some cases direct to and from the holiday homes, A
coach with a lift was stationed at the holiday camp in Kent to enable
the elderly and handicapped to be taken on outings to nearby shops and
church services.
Voluntary organisations are granted use of the transport for
approved purposes in the evenings and at weekends. They have availed
themselves of this service on over 500 occasions.