London's Pulse: Medical Officer of Health reports 1848-1972
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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
Havering 1967
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Havering]
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TABLE 28
| Handicap | under 16 | 16-29 | 30-4S | 50-64 | 65+ | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Deaf with Speech | 4 | 3 | 13 | 3 | 15 | 38 |
| Deaf without Speech | 3 | 15 | 22 | 17 | 3 | 60 |
| Hard of Hearing | - | 5 | 4 | 5 | 24 | 38 |
| General Classes | ||||||
| (1) Amputation | - | - | 7 | 18 | 22 | 47 |
| (2) Arthritis or Rheumatism | - | 5 | 15 | 71 | 260 | 351 |
| (3) Congenital Malformation or Deformity | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 10 |
| (4) Diseases of digestive and genito-urinary systems, of the heart or circulatory system (other than Tuberculosis of the skin) | - | 7 | 12 | 46 | 89 | 154 |
| (5) Injuries of the head, face, neck, thorax, abdomen, pelvis or trunk. Injuries or diseases (other than tuberculosis)of the upper & lower limbs and of the spine. | 10 | 10 | 22 | 28 | 45 | 115 |
| (6) Organic nervous diseases — epilepsy, disseminated sclerosis, poliomyelitis, hemiplegia, sciatica etc. | 13 | 64 | 88 | 104 | 79 | 348 |
| (7) Neurosis, psychosis, and other nervous and mental diseases not included in 6 | 1 | - | 2 | 8 | 7 | 18 |
| (8) Tuberculosis (Respiratory) | - | - | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 |
| (9) Tuberculosis (Non-respiratory) | - | 1 | - | - | 2 | 3 |
| (10)Diseases and injuries not specified above | 1 | - | 4 | 2 | 2 | 9 |
| TOTALS | 27 | 89 | 153 | 280 | 509 | 1058 |