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Waltham Forest 1969

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

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Table: 6People in CarePersons provided with accommodation at 31st December. 1969(a) Analysis according to age:-

6People in Care

Persons provided with accommodation at 31st December. 1969

(a) Analysis according to age:-

UNDER 3030-4950-64TOTAL65-7475-8485 & OVERTOTALTOTAL. ALL AGES
MFMFMFUNDER 65MFMFMFOVER 65196919681967
Persons accommodated in Waltham Forest Old Peoples' Homes:-
(a) Waltham Forest Residents---188171 114381062592286303300303
(b) From other Local Authority areas-----22114721025273336
Persons from Waltham Forest accommodated in Homes outside the Borough:-
(a) In Voluntary Organisations' Homes5254482848825-2873101104107
(b) In other Local Authorities' Homes----2354141372150556468
Total number of persons from Waltham Forest in Residential Homes525514195019235014432141409459468478

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Number of new permanent admissions during 1969 82
Number of temporary admissions during 1969 23

Table: (b)Analysis according to defect:-

(b)Analysis according to defect:-

BLINDDEAFEPILEPTIcPHYSICALLY HANDICAPPEDMENTALLY SUB-NORMALMENTALLY ILLOTHERSTOTAL
Persons accommodated in Waltham Forest Old Peoples' Homes
(a) Waltham Forest Residents2113115239356303
(b) From other Local Authority areas-1-5-12027
Persons from Waltham Forest accommodated in Homes outside the Borough:—
(a) In Voluntary Organisations' Homes221816--54101
(b) In other Local Authorities' Homes-7-13-13455
Total number of persons from Waltham Forest in Residential Homes2419111442394144459