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Waltham Forest 1969

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Waltham Forest]

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Table: Neighbourly Help Scheme

Neighbourly Help Scheme

AGEDOTHERSTOTAL
Cases being helped at beginning of the year19120
New cases commenced10-10
Cases completed or ceased18119
Cases continuing at end of the year11-11

Table: SERVICES FOR BLIND, PHYSICALLY HANDICAPPED, DEAF AND OLD PEOPLE1 (a) Blind persons registered at 31st December, 1969

SERVICES FOR BLIND, PHYSICALLY HANDICAPPED, DEAF AND OLD PEOPLE

1 (a) Blind persons registered at 31st December, 1969

AGE0-45- 1011-1516- 2021-2930-3940-4950-5960-6465-6970-7980- 8485-8990 & OVERTOTAL
M-2-135162414184622208179
F34-35612152029103606834362
Total36-481128393447149828842541

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Persons registered at 31st December, 1968 519
" " 1967 550

Table: (b) Blind persons on register with other handicaps at 31st December, 1969

(b) Blind persons on register with other handicaps at 31st December, 1969

MENTALLY ILLMENTALLY SUBNORMALPHYSICALLY DEFECTIVEDEAF WITHOUT SPEECHDEAF WITH SPEECHHARD OF HEARINGMENTALLY ILL & HARD OF HEARINGMENTALLY SUBNORMAL at PHYSICALLY DEFECTIVEMENTALLY SUBNORMAL & DEAF WlTH SPEECHMENTALLY SUBNORMAL & HARD OF HEARINGPHYSICALLY DEFECTIVE & HARD OF HEARINGTOTAL
M1214137-12--31
F3224113191--1367
Total4438216261111398

Table: 2 Partially sighted persons registered at 31st December, 1969

2 Partially sighted persons registered at 31st December, 1969

AGE5- 1011- 1516- 2021- 2930-3940-4950-5960-6465-6970-7980-8485-8990 & OVERTOTAL
M3236156731343264
F21-252467291812997
Total533812710131042221511161

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Persons registered at 31st December, 1968 165
" " " " " 1967 172
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