Hints from the Health Department. Leaflet from the archive of the Society of Medical Officers of Health. Credit: Wellcome Collection, London
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Waltham Forest]
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3 Deaf persons registered at 31st December, 1967
Hard of hearing 169
Deaf with speech 117
Deaf and dumb 18
Total registrations 304
N.B. This includes those on the blind register.
CATEGORY | UNDER 16 YEARS | 16-29 | 30-49 | 50-64 | 65 & OVER | TOTAL | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Amputation | M | - | 2 | 2 | 1 | 14 | 19 |
F | - | 1 | 1 | 9 | 10 | 21 | |
Arthritis and rheumatism | M | - | 1 | 2 | 22 | 53 | 78 |
F | - | 1 | 13 | 77 | 365 | 456 | |
Congenital malformations and deformities | M | - | - | - | - | - | - |
F | - | 1 | - | 1 | - | 2 | |
Disease of respiratory system (non-TB) | M | - | 1 | 1 | 3 | 12 | 17 |
F | - | 1 | - | 3 | 5 | 9 | |
Disease of digestive and genito urinary systems of heart or circulatory and of skin | M | - | 1 | 2 | 7 | 20 | 30 |
F | - | - | 7 | 9 | 15 | 31 | |
Injuries to head, trunk or limbs | M | - | - | 1 | - | 9 | 13 |
F | 2 | - | 3 | - | 25 | 30 | |
Disease of spine and limbs | M | - | 4 | 7 | 13 | 9 | 33 |
F | - | 2 | 4 | 11 | 25 | 42 | |
Organic nervous disease; epilepsy; poliomyelitis; hemiplegia; sciatica; disseminated sclerosis | M | 1 | 22 | 43 | 74 | 70 | 210 |
F | 1 | 16 | 47 | 78 | 84 | 226 | |
Neurosis, psychosis and other nervous disorders | M | - | - | - | - | - | - |
F | - | - | 2 | - | - | 2 | |
Tuberculosis (resp.) | M | . | - | - | - | - | - |
F | - | - | 1 | 1 | - | 2 | |
Tuberculosis (other) | M | - | 1 | - | - | 1 | |
F | - | 1 | - | 2 | 4 | 7 | |
Unspecified diseases and injuries | M | 1 | 5 | 1 | 17 | 21 | 45 |
F | 1 | 1 | 5 | 9 | 12 | 28 | |
Total | 6 | 63 | 143 | 337 | 753 | 1,302 |
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