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
Kingston upon Thames 1970
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Kingston-upon-Thames]
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The male social welfare officer for the deaf and hard of
hearing who was seconded to a two year course for the Certificate
of Social Work during September 1968, returned to the department in
September 1970, but left this Authority shortly afterwards.
The total persons on the register are as shown in the tables on page 85 and they can be mainly classified as under:
| Deaf with speech | 16 |
| Deaf without speech | 52 |
| Hard of hearing | 35 |
| 103 |
Welfare of the Physically Handicapped - General Classes
The Register of Handicapped Persons other than Blind. Partially
Sighted and Deaf and Dumb
The following tables give details of the above handicapped persons on the register as at 31st December 1970:
| S e X | Children under 16 | Persons 16-64 | Persons 65 and over | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Handicapped Persons (General Classes) | M | 56 | 203 | 118 | 377 |
| F | 46 | 206 | 295 | 547 | |
| Totals | 102 | 409 | 413 | 924 | |