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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 1969
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Waltham Forest]
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| 1969 | 1968 | 1967 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hard of hearing | 133 | 147 | 169 |
| Deaf with speech | 128 | 1 15 | 1 17 |
| Deaf without speech | 42 | 16 | 18 |
| Total registrations | 308 | 278 | 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 | 1 | 3 | 21 | 32 |
| F | - | 1 | - | 7 | 18 | 26 | |
| Arthritis and rheumatism | M | - | - | 3 | 21 | 68 | 92 |
| F | - | 2 | 17 | 75 | 490 | 584 | |
| Congenital malformations and deformities | M | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 7 |
| F | 3 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 15 | |
| Disease of respiratory system (non-TB) | M | - | 3 | - | 4 | 20 | 27 |
| F | - | 1 | - | 7 | 12 | 20 | |
| Disease of digestive and genito urinary systems of heart or circulatory and of skin | M | - | 1 | 4 | 14 | 40 | 59 |
| F | - | 2 | 7 | 9 | 46 | 64 | |
| Injuries to head, trunk or limbs | M | - | 2 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 14 |
| F | 1 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 45 | 54 | |
| Disease of spine and limbs | M | 1 | 2 | 6 | 11 | 11 | 31 |
| F | - | - | 3 | 10 | 31 | 44 | |
| Organic nervous disease; epilepsy; poliomyelitis; hemiplegia; sciatica; disseminated sclerosis | M | 1 | 26 | 35 | 63 | 70 | 195 |
| F | 3 | 17 | 42 | 92 | 99 | 253 | |
| Neurosis, psychosis and other nervous disorders | M | 1 | 3 | 1 | - | - | 5 |
| F | - | 3 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 12 | |
| Tuberculosis (resp.) | M | - | - | - | 1 | - | 1 |
| F | - | - | 1 | 1 | - | 2 | |
| Tuberculosis (other) | M | - | - | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 |
| F | - | - | - | 1 | 4 | 5 | |
| Unspecified diseases and injuries | M | 1 | 5 | - | 3 | 9 | 18 |
| F | - | 1 | 1 | 9 | 16 | 27 | |
| Total | 12 | 76 | 136 | 351 | 1,016 | 1,591 | |
Persons registered at 3 1st December, 1968 1,507
" " " " " 1967 1,302
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