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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
Waltham Forest 1966
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Waltham Forest]
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SERVICES FOR BLIND, PHYSICALLY HANDICAPPED, DEAF AND OLD PEOPLE
1 (a) Blind persons registered at 31st December, 1966
| AGE | 5-10 | 11-15 | 16- 20 | 21-29 | 30-39 | 40-49 | 50-59 | 60-64 | 65-69 | 70-79 | 80-84 | 85-89 | 90 & OVER | TOTAL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| M | - | 1 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 15 | 26 | 14 | 21 | 44 | 28 | 11 | 3 | 173 |
| F | 2 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 16 | 20 | 18 | 39 | 80 | 51 | 62 | 32 | 337 |
| Total | 2 | 5 | 4 | 6 | 13 | 31 | 46 | 32 | 60 | 124 | 79 | 73 | 35 | 510 |
(b) Blind persons on register with other handicaps at 31st December, 1966
| MENTALLY ILL | MENTALLY SUB-NORMAL | PHYSIC ALLY DEFECTIVE | DEAF WITHOUT 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 & DEAF WITH SPEECH | TOTAL | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| M | 3 | 1 | 42 | 1 | 2 | 7 | - | - | - | l | - | - | 57 |
| F | 4 | 2 | 16 | - | 13 | 29 | - | - | - | - | l | 5 | 70 |
| Total | 7 | 3 | 58 | 1 | 15 | 36 | - | - | - | l | l | 5 | 127 |
2 Partially sighted persons registered at 31st December, 1966
| AGE | 5-10 | 11-15 | 16- 20 | 21-29 | 30-39 | 40-49 | 50-59 | 60-64 | 65-69 | 70-79 | 80-84 | 85-89 | 90 & OVER | TOTAL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| M | 2 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 10 | 3 | 6 | 12 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 60 |
| F | 1 | 1 | - | 6 | - | 4 | 7 | 4 | 13 | 20 | 13 | 18 | 7 | 94 |
| Total | 3 | 5 | 4 | 8 | 5 | 9 | 17 | 7 | 19 | 32 | 15 | 22 | 8 | 154 |
There was one child under the age of 5 years registered at 31st December, 1966
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