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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 1969
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Croydon]
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CROSFIELD INDUSTRIAL UNIT
The number of severely disabled persons employed on 31.12.69 was 94. The comparable figures for 1968 are shown in brackets.
| Type of disability | Mate | Female | Total |
|---|---|---|---|
| *Mental illness | 24 (29) | 18 (18) | 42 (47) |
| Subnormality | 16 (12) | 6 ( 7) | 22 (19) |
| Severe subnormality | 8 ( 9) | 7 ( 7) | 15 (16) |
| Physical handicap | 13 (13) | 2 ( 4) | 15 (17) |
| 61 (63) | 33 (36) | 94 (99) |
*7 male (12) and 1 female (3) attend daily from Warlingham Park Hospital.
| Totals of employees admitted via: | Male | Female | Total |
|---|---|---|---|
| Warlingham Park Hospital | 3 | 2 | 5 |
| Day Hospitals | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| Bensham Assessment & Rehabilitation Centre | 11 | 2 | 13 |
| Disabled Resettlement Officer | 4 | - | 4 |
| 19 | 6 | 25 |
| Open employment | 13 | (1) |
| Wayiands | 1 | (2) |
| Died | 4 | (2) |
| Other causes | 12 | (2) |
| 30 | (7) |
The number of non-sheltered workshop trainees as at 31.12.69 was 4 (5) there being three admissions during the year and 4 discharges.
| Remuneration | 1969 | 1968 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| £ | s. | d. | £ | s. | d. | |
| Total amount paid out as pocket mon | ey 473. | 6. | 482. | 8. | 0. | |
| Total amount paid out as wages | 49,652 | 18. | 7. | 44,362. | 13. | 5. |
| 50,125 | 19. | 1. | 44,845. | 1. | 5. | |
| 39,505. | 1. | 9. | 33,332. | 10. | 0. | |
| 3,521. | 14. | 5. | 1,250. | 18. | 3. | |
| s 315. | 7. | 3. | 256. | 13. | 0. | |
| 5,443. | 3. | 1. | 9,061. | 0. | 0. | |
| £48,785. | 6. | 6 | £43,901, | 1. | 3. |