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
Waltham Forest 1967
[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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