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 1970
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Waltham Forest]
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| 1970 | 1969 | 1968 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hard of hearing | 101 | 138 | 147 |
| Deaf with speech | 27 | 128 | 1 15 |
| Deaf without speech | 35 | 42 | 16 |
| Total registrations | 163 | 308 | 278 |
N.B. This includes those on the blind register.
| CATEGORY | UNDER 16 Y EARS | 18-29 | 30-49 | 50-64 | 65& OVER | TOTAL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Amputation | 1 | 3 | 2 | 16 | 42 | 64 |
| Arthritis and rheumatism | - | 18 | 83 | 629 | 737 | |
| Congenital malformations and | 6 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 24 |
| Diseases of the genito-urinary and digestive systems, of the heart or circulatory system, of the respiratory system (other than tuberculosis) or of the skin | 1 | 5 | 9 | 46 | 1 10 | 171 |
| Injuries of the head, face, neck, thorax, abdomen, pelvis or trunk. Injuries or diseases (other than tuberculosis) of the upper and lower limbs and of the spine | 1 | 8 | 13 | 28 | 97 | 147 |
| Organic nervous diseases - epilepsy, disseminated sclerosis, poliomyelitis, hemiplegia, sciatica, etc | 4 | 40 | 80 | 152 | 182 | 458 |
| Neurosis, psychosis, and other nervous diseases not included | 1 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 9 | 25 |
| Tuberculosis (respiratory) | - | 1 | - | 5 | 1 | 7 |
| - | - | 1 | 1 | 6 | ||
| Diseases and injuries not specified | 1 | 4 | - | 1 1 | 31 | 47 |
| Total | 15 | 80 | 131 | 350 | 1,1 10 | 1,686 |
Persons registered at 31st December, 1969 1,591
1968 1,507
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