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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 1968
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Havering]
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TABLE 29
31st December 1968
| Handicap | under 16 | 16-29 | 30-49 | 50-64 | 65+ | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Deaf with Speech | 2 | 7 | 15 | 3 | 12 | 39 |
| Deaf without Speech | 2 | 15 | 20 | 18 | 1 | 56 |
| Hard of Hearing | 1 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 24 | 35 |
| General Classes | ||||||
| (1) Amputation | - | - | 6 | 16 | 21 | 43 |
| (2) Arthritis or Rheumatism | - | 5 | 16 | 86 | 273 | 380 |
| (3) Congenital Malformation or Deformity | 3 | ~ | 2 | 2 | 2 | 9 |
| (4) Diseases of digestive and genito-urinary systems, of the heart or circulatory system (other than Tuberculosis of the skin) | — | 7 | 17 | 41 | 87 | 152 |
| (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. | 12 | 15 | 22 | 34 | 45 | 128 |
| (6) Organic nervous diseases — epilepsy, disseminated sclerosis, poliomyelitis, hemiplegia, sciatica etc. | 10 | 63 | 85 | 99 | 71 | 328 |
| (7) Neurosis, psychosis, and other nervous and mental diseases not included in 6 | 2 | - | 2 | 7 | 7 | 18 |
| (8) Tuberculosis (Respiratory) | - | - | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 |
| (9) Tuberculosis (Non-respiratory) | - | 1 | - | - | 2 | 3 |
| (10) Diseases and injuries not specified above | - | - | 3 | 2 | 2 | 7 |
| TOTALS | 32 | 118 | 191 | 312 | 548 | 1201 |