[Report 1966] / Medical Officer of Health, West Bromwich County Borough.
- West Bromwich (England). County Borough Council.
- Date:
- 1966
Licence: Attribution 4.0 International (CC BY 4.0)
Credit: [Report 1966] / Medical Officer of Health, West Bromwich County Borough. Source: Wellcome Collection.
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![The number of deaf registered at 31st December, 1966 in¬ cluding the Wednesbury and Tipton areas was as follows:- Class if ication Male Female T otal Deaf without Speech 38 35 73 Deaf with Speech 21 12 33 Hard of Hearing 8 12 20 Total 67 59 126 The weekly social club is held at the Social Centre, anc the Mission for the Deaf, Walsall, is utiIized by the West Bromwici- deaf for religious services and some social activities. Cthe activities include football, cricket matches and a week's holiday. The Christmas Party w as held at the Social Centre on 17th December, 1966 at which approximately 40 deaf or hard or hearing persons attended. Several outings were arranged during the year and the West Bromwich people were included. Physically Handicapped At the 31st March, 1966 the number of persons physical!) handicapped in West Bromwich was 624. On the 31st December^ 1966 the total was 804 which included Wednesbury and Tiptor areas. Physically Handicapped are grouped into a total of five groups. These are defined as follows: — Group A. Physically Handicapped persons (other than children] who though possibly needing training for some occupat-j ions are capable of work under ordinary industria conditions. Group B. Physically Handicapped persons (other than children who are incapable of work under ordinary industria conditions but who are mobile and capable of worl- in sheltered workshops. Group C. Physically Handicapped persons (other than children, who are incapable of work under ordinary industria](https://iiif.wellcomecollection.org/image/b30260097_0102.jp2/full/800%2C/0/default.jpg)
