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 1968
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Waltham Forest]
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| 1968 | 1967 | 1966 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hard of hearing | 147 | 169 | 186 |
| Deaf with speech | 115 | 117 | 204 |
| Deaf without speech | 16 | 18 | 9 |
| Total registrations | 278 | 304 | 399 |
| 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 | 1 | 6 | 19 | 28 |
| F | - | - | 11 | 7 | 16 | 24 | |
| Arthritis and rheumatism | M | - | - | 1 | 20 | 61 | 82 |
| F | - | 1 | 19 | 80 | 434 | 534 | |
| Congenital malformations and deformities | M | - | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 |
| F | 4 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 18 | |
| Disease of respiratory system (non-TB) | M | - | 3 | 1 | 7 | 8 | 19 |
| F | - | 3 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 9 | |
| Disease of digestive and genito urinary systems of heart or circulatory and of skin | M | - | - | - | 11 | 33 | 44 |
| F | - | - | 3 | 14 | 48 | 65 | |
| Injuries to head, trunk or limbs | M | 1 | 4 | 5 | 12 | 20 | 42 |
| F | 1 | 2 | 3 | 19 | 64 | 89 | |
| Disease of spine and limbs | M | - | - | 2 | 2 | 3 | 7 |
| F | - | - | 6 | 1 | 3 | 10 | |
| Organic nervous disease; epilepsy; poliomyelitis; hemiplegia; sciatica; disseminated sclerosis | M | 1 | 22 | 33 | 80 | 78 | 214 |
| F | 1 | 22 | 43 | 91 | 85 | 242 | |
| Neurosis, psychosis and other nervous disorders | M | 1 | 3 | 2 | 2 | - | 8 |
| F | - | 1 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 11 | |
| Tuberculosis (resp.) | M | - | - | - | 3 | - | 3 |
| F | - | - | 2 | - | - | 2 | |
| Tuberculosis (other) | M | - | - | 1 | - | 1 | 2 |
| F | - | 1 | - | 1 | 4 | 6 | |
| Unspecified diseases and injuries | M | - | 4 | 2 | 7 | 10 | 23 |
| F | - | - | 2 | 8 | 10 | 20 | |
| Total | 9 | 75 | 133 | 379 | 901 | 1,507 | |
| Persons registered at 31st December, 1967 | 1,302 | ||||||
| " " " 1966 | 1,033 | ||||||
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