London's Pulse: Medical Officer of Health reports 1848-1972

View report page

Waltham Forest 1965

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Waltham Forest]

This page requires JavaScript

SERVICES FOR BLIND, PHYSICALLY HANDICAPPED, DEAF AND OLD PEOPLE
1 (a) Blind persons registered at 31st December, 1965
AGE
5-
10
1115
16-
20
2129
3039
4049
5059
6064
6569
7079
8084
8589
98 & OVER
TOTAL
M
-
1
1
2
9
18
25
15
21
46
19
8
5
170
F
1
4
4
6
5
15
21
25
35
71
57
58
30
332
Total
1
5
5
8
14
33
46
40
56
117
76
66
35
502
(b) Blind persons on register with other handicaps at 31st December, 1965
MENTALLY ILL
MENTALLY
SUB-NORMAL
PHYSICALLY
DEFECTIVE
DEAF WlTHOUT
SPEECH
DEAF WITH
SPEECH
HARD OF
HEARING
MENTALLY ILL
& PHYSICALLY
DEFECTIVE
MENTALLY ILL
& DEAF
WITHOUT SPEECH
MENTALLY ILL
& DEAF
WITH SPEECH
MENTALLY ILL &
HARD OF HEARING
MENTALLY SUBNORMAL
& DEAF
WITH SPEECH
PHYSICALLY
DEFECTIVE &
HARDOF HEARING
TOTAL
M
3
1
18
l
2
9
-
-
l
-
-
-
35
F
4
2
29
-
9
32
-
-
-
-
l
5
82
Total
7
3
47
1
11
41
-
-
l
-
l
5
117
2 Partially sighted persons registered at 31st December, 1965
AGE
5-
10
1115
1620
2129
3039
4049
5059
6064
6569
7079
8084
8889
95 & OVER
TOTAL
M
1
4
5
2
4
6
10
3
4
9
3
6
2
59
F
2
-
-
5
-
4
6
6
13
19
9
17
6
87
Total
3
4
5
7
4
10
16
9
17
28
12
23
8
146
There were no children under the age of 5 years registered at 31st December, 1965.
- 51 -