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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 1968
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Waltham Forest]
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| AGED | OTHERS | TOTAL | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cases being helped at beginning of the year | 6 | - | 6 |
| New cases commenced | 21 | 1 | 22 |
| Cases completed or ceased | 8 | - | 8 |
| Cases continuing at end of the year | 19 | 1 | 20 |
SERVICES FOR BLIND, PHYSICALLY HANDICAPPED, DEAF AND OLD PEOPLE
1 (a) Blind persons registered at 31st December, 1968
| AGE | 0-4 | 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 | 3 | 6 | 15 | 23 | 15 | 17 | 41 | 23 | 18 | 9 | 172 |
| F | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 6 | 14 | 16 | 16 | 29 | 107 | 52 | 61 | 34 | 347 |
| Total | 1 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 9 | 12 | 29 | 39 | 31 | 46 | 148 | 75 | 79 | 43 | 519 |
| Persons registered at 31st December, 1967 | 550 | ||||||||||||||
| ,, ,, ,, ,, 1966 | 510 | ||||||||||||||
| MENTALLY ILL | MENTALLY SUBNORMAL | PHYSICALLY DEFECTIVE | DEAF WlTHOU T SP EECH | DEAF WITH SPEECH | HARD OF HEARING | MENTALLY ILL & HARD OF HEARING | MENTALLY SUBNORMAL 8c PH YSI C ALLY DEFECTIVE | MENTALLY SUB-NORMAL & HARD OF HEARING | PHYSICALLY DEFECTIVE & DEAF WlTH SPEECH | PHYSICALLY DEFEC T1 VE 8t HARD OF HEARING | TOTAL | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| M | l | 2 | 13 | l | 3 | 7 | - | - | - | 2 | - | 29 |
| F | 2 | 22 | 1 | 12 | 21 | I | 1 | 1 | - | 3 | 68 | |
| Total | 5 | 4 | 35 | 2 | 15 | 28 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 97 |
| 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 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 6 | 5 | 7 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 14 | 7 | 4 | 3 | 65 |
| F | 2 | 1 | - | 3 | 5 | 2 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 26 | 14 | 20 | 10 | 100 |
| Total | 5 | 4 | 1 | 9 | 10 | 9 | 14 | 9 | 6 | 40 | 21 | 24 | 13 | 165 |
| Persons registered at 31st December, 1967 | 172 | |||||||||||||
| ,, ,, ,, ,, 1966 | 154 | |||||||||||||
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