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With the Chronically Sick and Disabled Act 1970 appearing on the statute book,
the local authorities are required to extend their facilities for the handicapped and greater
pressures than heretofore will be placed on existing services. The local authorities are also
required to maintain a register of handicapped persons and the following statistics set out the
grouping of disabilities:-
The number of registrations during the year 1969 was 114 bringing the total
number of registered disabled people to 1,082, during 1970, the number of registrations was
248; the total number of registered physically disabled people, 1167. As to the manner in
which handicapped people have either voluntarily come forward or been referred for registration
is demonstrated:-
No. of handicapped people on the register 31.12.69 1,082
No. of removals and deaths 163
No. of newly registered handicapped persons 248
No. of persons on register at 31.12.70 1,167
and the extract of statistics from the statutory register shows the following classifications: