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Waltham Forest 1965

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

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3 Deaf persons registered at 31st December. 1965
Hard of hearing 108
Deaf with speech 196
Deaf and dumb 8
Total registrations 312
N.B. This includes those on the blind register.
4 Physically handicapped persons registered at 31st December, 1965.
CATEGORY
AGE GROUP
MALE
FEMALE
TOTAL
Amputation
1950-1965
-
9
9
1902-1950
8
7
15
- 1902
15
3
18
Arthritis and Rheumatism
1950- 1965
-
1
1
1902- 1950
25
62
87
- 1902
29
174
203
Congenital Malformations and Deformities
1950-1965
_
_
_
1902-1950
-
4
4
-1902
-
-
-
Diseases of the Respiratory System (other than
tuberculosis)
1950-1965
-
1
1
1902-1950
2
1
3
- 1902
9
1
10
Disease of digestive and genito urinary systems of the
heart or circulatory system and of the skin
1950-1965
_
_
_
1902-1950
13
6
19
-1902
10
16
26
Injuries to head, trunk or limbs
1950- 1965
-
_
-
1902-1950
1
8
9
-1902
4
12
16
Diseases of head, trunk or limbs
1950-1965
-
1
1
1902- 1950
19
18
37
- 1902
5
27
32
Organic nervous diseases; epilepsy, disseminated
sclerosis, poliomyelitis etc
1950- 1965
1
3
4
1902- 1950
85
107
192
- 1902
25
40
65
Neurosis, psychosis, and other nervous and mental
disorders (not organic nervous diseases)
1950- 1965
-
-
-
1902-1950
3
4
7
-1902
1
4
5
Tuberculosis (respiratory)
1950- 1965
_
_
_
1902- 1950
2
1
3
- 1902
1
1
2
Tuberculosis (other)
1950- 1965
-
1
1
1902- 1950
2
2
4
-1902
1
2
3
Diseas es and injuries not specified above
1950-1965
1
1
2
1902- 1950
4
3
7
-1902
1
1
2
Total
267
521
7 88
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