HC Deb 31 January 1967 vol 740 c89W
Mr. Russell Johnston

asked the Secretary of State for Scotland how many persons are known to the medical authorities to be wholly deaf within the county of Inverness and the seven crofting counties, listing males and females separately.

Mr. Ross

The latest available information, representing the position at the end of 1965, is as follows:

Male Female Total
County of Inverness 16 20 36
Argyll 3 5 8
Caithness 19 17 36
Orkney 10 7 17
Shetland 5 13 18
Ross and Cromarty 17 16 33
Sutherland 3 4 7