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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
Brent 1968
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Brent]
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WELFARE OF THE HANDICAPPED
Table 24
Registrations
| Age | Sex | Number of persons on register at 31st December, 1968 | Number of persons whose names were added to the register during the year ended 31st December, 1968 | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Deaf with speech | Deaf without speech | Hard of hearing | General Classes | Total | Deaf with speech | Deaf without speech | Hard of hearing | General Classes | Total | ||
| Under 16 | M | — | 2 | — | 5 | 7 | — | — | — | 2 | 2 |
| F | — | — | — | 5 | 5 | — | — | — | 2 | 2 | |
| 16—29 | M | 1 | 26 | 1 | 24 | 52 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 9 |
| F | — | 8 | 2 | 16 | 26 | — | 3 | 1 | 4 | 8 | |
| 30—49 | M | 4 | 19 | — | 55 | 78 | — | 2 | — | 8 | 10 |
| F | 4 | 16 | — | 67 | 87 | — | 2 | — | 16 | 18 | |
| 50—64 | M | 3 | 8 | 3 | 114 | 128 | — | — | 2 | 23 | 25 |
| F | 6 | 14 | 3 | 168 | 191 | 1 | — | — | 40 | 41 | |
| 65 or over | M | 1 | 5 | 7 | 137 | 150 | — | — | 3 | 44 | 47 |
| F | 9 | 3 | 8 | 380 | 400 | 1 | — | 4 | 108 | 113 | |
| Total | 28 | 101 | 24 | 971 | 1,124 | 3 | 9 | 11 | 252 | 275 | |