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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
Croydon 1968
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Croydon]
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The number of severely disabled persons employed on 31.12.68 was 99. The comparable figures for 1967 are shown in brackets.
| Type of disability | Male | Female | Total |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mental illness* | 29 (25) | 18 (13) | 47 (38) |
| Subnormality | 12 (12) | 7 (3) | 19 (15) |
| Severe subnormality | 9 (9) | 7 (7) | 16 (16) |
| Physical handicap | 13 (10) | 4 (3) | 17 (13) |
| 63 (56) | 36 (26) | 99 (82) |
* 12 Male (11) and 3 Female (2) attend daily from Warlingham Park Hospital.
| Warlingham Park Hospital | 3 | 3 | 6 |
| Day Hospitals | - | 1 | 1 |
| Bensham Assessment and Rehabilitation | |||
| Centre | 5 | 3 | 8 |
| Waylands - Health Wing (mentally handicapped) | 1 | - | 1 |
| Social Workers | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| Disablement Resettlement Officer | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| Spastics Society | 1 | - | 1 |
| Other | - | 1 | 1 |
| 14 | 10 | 24 | |
| Open Employment | 1 |
| Waylands | 2 |
| Died | 2 |
| Other | 2 |
| 7 |
| Remuneration | 1968 | 1967 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| £ | s. | & | £ | s. | d. | |
| Total amount paid out as pocket money | 482. | 8. | 1,113. | 5. | 6. | |
| Total amount paid out as gross wages | 44,362. | 13. | 5. | 30,589. | 4. | 3. |
| 44,845. | 5. | 31,702. | 9. | 9. | ||