[Report 1962] / Medical Officer of Health, Jarrow Borough.
- Jarrow (England). Borough Council.
- Date:
- 1962
Licence: Attribution 4.0 International (CC BY 4.0)
Credit: [Report 1962] / Medical Officer of Health, Jarrow Borough. Source: Wellcome Collection.
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![(d) Registered Disabled Persons. Ihe following number of p rsons were registered as disabled within the meaning of the Disabled Persons (Fmplovment) Act, 1944, on ]6lh April, 1963. The figures for Jarrow and Hebburn are shown separately. J arrow Men Women He Men bburn Women Surgical 163 20 121 11 Medical 162 17 127 17 Psychiatric ... 14 1 5 1 Others 56 12 38 4 Totals 395 50 291 33 Unemployed Registered Disabled Persons Registered tor Employment included in the above figures. I arrow Hebburn Men Women Men Women Surgical 21 2 14 Medical 29 1 15 3 Psychiatric ... 2 — 4 1 Others 10 2 6 Totals 62 5 39 4 Industrial Rehabilitation and Vocational Training. During 1962, 16 men and 2 women completed courses ot Industrial Rehabilitation and 14 men commenced training in new occupations at Government Training Centres. (e) Sickness Morbidity l'he following table gives the number of new claims of sickness benefit received for Jarrow and Hebburn for 1962: — New Claims. Date. 1962 1961 January 1,630 1,114 February 1,072 1,264 March 1,040 893 April 1,036 756 May 748 972 June 730 716 1 uly 913 662 August 698 840 September . 802 779 October 1,112 1,234 November 983 938 December 993 1,152 Totals ... 11,757 11,320](https://iiif.wellcomecollection.org/image/b29500023_0011.jp2/full/800%2C/0/default.jpg)
